{"id":586131,"date":"2023-08-08T00:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-ratchets-up-attacks-on-pence-after-jan-6-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T00:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:28:46","slug":"trump-ratchets-up-attacks-on-pence-after-jan-6-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-ratchets-up-attacks-on-pence-after-jan-6-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/trumpdonald_pencemike_080723_split-GN-AP_trump-pence.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Trump\u2019s indictment over his actions after the 2020 election and around Jan. 6 has poured gasoline on a long-simmering dispute between the former president and his old running mate, former Vice President Mike Pence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump had been restrained over the past year even as Pence grew increasingly vocal about differing accounts of the events of Jan. 6, the war in Ukraine, the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security, and the Republican Party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to abortion. Trump was even mum as Pence launched a competing campaign in June for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s animus toward Pence spilled out into the open in recent days with the former vice president playing a central role in the indictment against Trump for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump will turn on anyone. Loyalty is a one way street for him. Pence put his fidelity to the Constitution over Trump. I hope he won\u2019t agree to support him again,\u201d Alyssa Farah, who served as a press aide to both Pence and Trump in the White House, posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Pence, however, dodged questions over the weekend about whether would support Trump should he be the 2024 nominee \u2014 leaving that door seemingly open.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has attacked Pence repeatedly on social media since pleading not guilty last Thursday to the charges levied by the federal government in the case.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that he felt \u201cbadly\u201d for Pence and his presidential campaign, which had been struggling to gain traction in the roughly two months since it launched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWOW, it\u2019s finally happened! Liddle\u2019 Mike Pence, a man who was about to be ousted as Governor Indiana until I came along and made him V.P., has gone to the Dark Side,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI never told a newly emboldened (not based on his 2% poll numbers!) Pence to put me above the Constitution, or that Mike was \u2018too honest.\u2019 He\u2019s delusional, and now he wants to show he\u2019s a tough guy,\u201d Trump added, denying information that was contained in the indictment. \u201cI once read a major magazine article on Mike. It said he was not a very good person. I was surprised, but the article was right. Sad!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign stop in New Hampshire over the weekend, Pence was greeted by pro-Trump hecklers who derided the former vice president as a \u201ctraitor\u201d and a \u201csellout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you uphold the constitution?\u201d one protester shouted.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI upheld the constitution,\u201d Pence responded as he prepared to pose for a photo with a family. \u201cRead it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, rioters on Jan. 6 focused their ire squarely on Pence, who as vice president at the time held a ceremonial role in overseeing the Electoral College count by Congress, the final step in solidifying Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 presidential win. Trump had said that morning that he would win the election if Pence did \u201cthe right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters chanted \u201chang Mike Pence\u201d as they pushed their way into the Capitol, even setting up a gallows outside. He along with dozens of lawmakers were ushered to safety when rioters breached the building.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Pence advisers said the former vice president went into the campaign clear-eyed that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol would be a key issue for voters and the media, and Pence has leaned into the conflict with Trump over Jan. 6 as his 2024 campaign seeks to capitalize on the renewed attention on his role that day.<\/p>\n<p>The former vice president was among the first 2024 primary candidates to put out a statement on the indictment, stressing that Trump\u2019s attempt to put himself over the Constitution should disqualify him from office.<\/p>\n<p>Pence has given several interviews to major media outlets in the days since, and his campaign has started selling merchandise emblazoned with the phrase \u201cToo Honest,\u201d a reference to a section of the indictment in which Trump described Pence as being \u201ctoo honest\u201d when he said he lacked the authority to overturn the election results.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>His campaign has seemingly benefited from the spike in attention, racking up thousands of donations in the days since the indictment was announced and pushing him closer to qualifying for the first primary debate later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPence never had a shot at this thing, so while Trump taking swipes at him doesn\u2019t exactly help his cause, it adds a patina of relevance that had been comically absent to date,\u201d Liam Donovan, a former aide to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>One Republican strategist said the attacks from Trump give Pence a boost in media attention that his campaign had previously been lacking, though they acknowledged that it is unlikely to help the former vice president win over Trump supporters who he\u2019d likely need to prevail in the primaries.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Pence is polling in the single digits in most surveys, and Trump is unlikely to view him as an imminent threat to win the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        The Hill Elections 2024 coverage<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But strategists said there is a risk for Trump if Pence is on the debate stage contradicting the former president\u2019s version of events around Jan. 6, or if the former vice president remains front and center pushing back on his old running mate.<\/p>\n<p>For Pence, there is also the possibility that Trump\u2019s trial will block out any efforts to discuss major policy differences or issues like the economy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Pence bemoaned that Trump\u2019s indictment meant more discussion of Jan. 6 and less focus on kitchen table issues or criticisms of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>And for Pence, it could mean time on the witness stand in a future trial, keeping him squarely in Trump\u2019s crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no plans to testify. But, look, we\u2019ll always comply with the law,\u201d Pence said Sunday on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to tell you, I don\u2019t know what the path of this indictment will be,\u201d Pence added. \u201cThe president\u2019s entitled to a presumption of innocence. He\u2019s entitled to make his defense in court\u2026But what I want the American people to know is that President Trump was wrong then and he\u2019s wrong now, that I had no right to overturn the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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