Especially when cherry-picked, out-of-context release of Capitol video has Trump backers again inflamed with the false narrative that the incursion wasn’t dangerous, Pence’s truth-telling comes as welcome relief, writes QuinHillyer.
Especially when cherry-picked, out-of-context release of Capitol video has Trump backers again inflamed with the false narrative that the incursion wasn’t dangerous, Pence’s truth-telling comes as welcome relief.Speaking at the Gridiron Club Dinner Saturday night, Pence eschewed the event’s traditionally light atmosphere long enough to say this: ““President Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day.
On the latter point, he is absolutely right. After the hugely violent actions through which the mob forced its way into the Capitol, it is no exoneration for any particular rioter to see Capitol police walking “peacefully” beside him. Indeed, with officers trained in de-escalation tactics, the very fact that one intruder attracted specific attention for an “escort” could easily be as damning about his behavior as it is exculpatory.
Trump’s moral culpability has been well documented. And he specifically fomented fury against his own vice president, numerous times, including in his infamous Tweet saying that Pence lacked “courage.”
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