Donald Trump and Mike Pence (Photo: official White House portraits)
Donald Trump hinted that without his former vice president, Mike Pence, he would still be president today.
On January 6, Pence refused Trump’s request to block congressional certification of Biden’s election as the 46th U.S. president.
Trump said Pence had the power to reject Electoral College votes, but Pence, in a three-page letter to members of Congress, said he did not have the unilateral power to do so.
Trump, who has consistently – without credible evidence – alleged voter fraud in last November’s election, did a phone interview with Real America’s Voice yesterday. He was asked to comment on his relationship with Mike Pence.
“I have always loved Mike and I am very disappointed that he did not return him to the legislature. When you have more votes than voters in some cases, and when you have the kinds of things that were known at the time, I was disappointed that he didn’t fire him, ”Trump said. “I felt he had a right to fire him and he should have sent him away. It’s my opinion.
“I think you would have discovered that you could very well have a different president right now if he fired him.”
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This isn’t the first time Trump has suggested that Pence lose the presidency. On the morning of January 6, as he addressed a rally of supporters in Washington ahead of Congressional declaration of Biden’s victory, Trump said: “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we will win the election.” … All Vice President Pence has to do is Send him back to the States to recertify and we become President and you are the happiest people. “
After the rally, some of them then took part in the storming of the Capitol.
Pence gave no response to Trump’s final comments.
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Since leaving the White House, Trump has retired to his mansion in Mar-A-Lago, Florida. He’s unlikely to be impressed by the news that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis beat him yesterday in a straw poll of the Conservatives when asked who they wanted to become president in 2024.
The poll was held at the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado – the largest annual gathering of conservatives outside of DC. Delegates present and also online were invited to choose their favorites from a list of 31 possibilities.
DeSantis leads the poll at 75%, against Trump at 72%, followed by Ted Cruz at 42% and Mike Pompeo at 40%.
