Foreign News2 years ago
‘History Will Remember Donald Trump For January 6 Incident
About the involvement of his former boss US President Donald Trump in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, former US Vice President Mike Pence delivered some of his harshest criticisms to date. Pence cracked jokes about President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and several Republicans who are rumored to be running for president in 2024, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, during remarks on Saturday, March 11 at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC. Thereafter, Pence adopted a more serious demeanor toward Trump, criticizing him for his involvement in the attack on January 6, 2021, and calling out the former American president for declaring that Pence had the power to invalidate the results of the 2020 election in his capacity as chair of the Senate. Pence said the attack on the Capitol was “one thing I haven’t joked about” and calling January 6 “a tragic day.” “President Trump...