If anyone knows how dangerous Donald Trump can be, it’s Mike Pence, whose life was in danger on Jan. 6. But even now, he can't stop making excuses for the former president. (via MaddowBlog)
early last year, as part of an attempt to overturn an election and retain power illegitimately.
Asked about the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack, for example, Pence took aim at Mark Meadows, the then-White House chief of staff. NBC NewsFormer Vice President Mike Pence says he was “disappointed” in former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for both his role on January 6 and for the administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
In other words, as far as the former vice president is concerned, it’s not Trump’s fault that he sought out — and largely acted on — the advice of cranks and charlatans; it’s Meadows’ fault for not keeping the cranks and charlatans out of the White House.
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