Former Vice President Mike Pence directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the 2020 election results.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply"wrong."
In a statement Tuesday, Trump said the committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol should instead probe"why Mike Pence did not send back the votes for recertification or approval." And on Sunday, he blasted Pence, falsely declaring that"he could have overturned the Election!" Pence, in his remarks Friday, described Jan. 6, 2021, as"a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol."
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