President Donald J. Trump warned his vice president against failing to overturn the 2020 election results, according to an account by the White House valet by his side on Jan. 6.

In the valet’s account, laid out in a transcript obtained by The New York Times, an agitated Mr. Trump pressured Mr. Pence to overturn the election and stewed about Mr. Pence’s refusal for hours after violence engulfed Congress. Told that a civilian had been shot outside the House chamber amid the mob attack, he recalled, Mr. Trump appeared unconcerned.

“I just remember seeing it in front of him,” the valet said of a note card Mr. Trump was given bearing news of the casualty as he watched the riot unfold on television. “I don’t remember how it got there or whatever. But there was no, like, reaction.”

  • Dagwood222
    93·
    8 months ago

    All Pence had to do was go on the Sunday morning political shows and say that Biden had won and that there was no way that the Congress would do anything except put Biden in office.

    Instead he put his family in danger because he didn’t want to be seen as disloyal to a man who despised him

    • cogman@lemmy.world
      49·
      8 months ago

      Exactly.

      Trump was not wrong that his career with republicans was basically ended. However, Pence was ideally setup to end Trump’s career. Had he testified in the impeachment hearing, it would have been DAMN hard for the republicans to spin that as “Oh, opsie, this was just a little crimin’”

      Instead, the dipshit thought he’d be loved enough to get a presidential nomination this year (TF?!?!). He’s a moron.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
      13·
      8 months ago

      I mean, whatever he did or didn’t do, he’s a “conservative”. Don’t expect them to grow a spine…

      • Dagwood222
        3·
        8 months ago

        They have no problem declaring a war; or sending kids to school with a bulletproof backpack; or making a 10 year old have a baby, but don’t expect them to have to deal with consequences.