Trump Hangs Pence Out to Dry

This morning ABC News Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl revealed that former President Trump had no concern about former VP Mike Pence's well being when Capitol insurrectionists shouted, "Hang Mike Pence!!!" Trump's comments came in an interview Karl did with the former President for his book Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show:

Jonathan Karl: "Were you worried about him during that siege? Were you worried about his safety?"

 

Trump: "No, I thought he was well-protected, and I had heard that he was in good shape. No. Because I had heard he was in very good shape. But, but, no, I think — "

Karl: "Because you heard those chants — that was terrible. I mean — "Trump: "He could have — well, the people were very angry."

Karl: "They were saying 'hang Mike Pence.'"

 

Trump: "Because it's common sense, Jon. It's common sense that you're supposed to protect. How can you — if you know a vote is fraudulent, right? — how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to Congress? How can you do that? And I'm telling you: 50/50, it's right down the middle for the top constitutional scholars when I speak to them. Anybody I spoke to — almost all of them at least pretty much agree, and some very much agree with me — because he's passing on a vote that he knows is fraudulent. How can you pass a vote that you know is fraudulent? Now, when I spoke to him, I really talked about all of the fraudulent things that happened during the election. I didn't talk about the main point, which is the legislatures did not approve — five states. The legislatures did not approve all of those changes that made the difference between a very easy win for me in the states, or a loss that was very close, because the losses were all very close.

Well, once this proves that Donald Trump cares only for himself. Those who wanted Pence dead were engaged in common sense. If the life of his own Vice-President doesn't matter to him then why would the lives of more than 750,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19 ever mattered to him?

Trump's defense is that Pence was well protected. Well, all that stood between Pence and the insurrectionists was Officer Goodman. But this is besides the point. If a crowd had said, "Hang Trump!!!" his first reaction would not have been to say he was well protected much less defend the anger of those wanting to kill him. If it's about taking someone else's life then it is no skin off his nose. 

I'm not sure how much Pence values his life. He will never criticize Trump. Instead it is, "Thank you, sir. May I please have another?"