On that day, he was a hero. And this is a guy who, I felt, went along with way too much during the Trump administration. But on that day, he was a constitutional patriot.
While I admire Rankin greatly, I must disagree with his assessment. Being a hero is when one goes above and beyond the call of duty. Pence did what he was supposed to do and he did so reluctantly. He was prepared to go along with Trump's shenanigans until former Vice-President Dan Quayle told him to knock it off. Pence is no hero let alone a constitutional patriot.
Yes, it's true there were thousands of people outside The Capitol prepared to hang Pence. Certifying the vote still doesn't make him a hero. Pence would be heroic if he told Trump supporters they were wrong and that Biden won the election.
Instead, Pence panders to them by questioning the very purpose of the January 6th Committee claiming, "They want to use that one day to try and demean the character and intentions of 74 million Americans who believed we could be strong again and prosperous again, and supported our administration in 2016 and 2020.”
I'm not sure why Rankin would see fit to shower praise on Pence unless it's an attempt to get him to co-operate with the committee. But I can't see him doing that. Because that would require heroism and constitutional patriotism. In which case, Rankin should reserve his declarations of heroism to someone like Eugene Goodman who risked life and limb to keep a bloodthirsty mob away from Mike Pence.
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