“The president’s words were reckless and his actions were reckless,” Pence told ABC’s David Muir of his clear anger at his commander-in-chief as rioters stormed the capital in 2021. “It was clear that he decided to be part of the problem,” Pence insisted in the bluntest account of his anger since the day. Pence, 63, made it clear he felt Trump’s refusal to admit he lost the 2020 election put him in danger as he told fired-up supporters to “fight like hell” and head to Capitol Hill as Pence oversaw the certification of the results by Congress. . “It doesn’t take courage to break the law. It takes courage to uphold the law,” former Vice President Mike Pence said of his decision to oppose Trump’s election fraud narrative. EPA A man calls on people to storm the building as Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the US Capitol. AFP via Getty Images Pence was forced to leave the Capitol as some of those who stormed it shouted wishes to “hang” him. AP Pence sits with daughter, Charlotte, and brother, Greg, as wife, Karen, draws the curtains, in the room off the Senate floor where he was transferred on January 6, 2021. Then-White House Vice President Mike Pence and then-President House Speaker Nancy Pelosi read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November’s presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night Jan. 7, 2021. AP Trump, 76, claimed that Pence could have easily overturned the result – with those storming the building then chanting “Hang Mike Pence” and setting up gallows, forcing him to leave the building. “The president’s words that day at the rally put me and my family and everyone in the Capitol building at risk,” Pence told Muir in an interview that will be broadcast in full Monday. He was breathing heavily and looked uncomfortable when asked about Trump’s first tweet about the chaos, even as members were “locked inside the House chamber.” The House Select Committee on Jan. 6 shows a video of former Vice President Mike Pence looking at his phone after leaving the Senate chamber. AFP via Getty Images “It was clear that he decided to be part of the problem,” Pence insisted of the former president.AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump then told fired supporters to “fight like hell” and head to Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021.AP The message, Muir reminded him, said “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what needed to be done to protect our country and our Constitution.” After an eight-second pause, Pence finally admitted that he “pissed me off.” “But I turned to my daughter, who was standing nearby, and said, ‘It doesn’t take courage to break the law. It takes courage to uphold the law,” he said of his decision to oppose Trump’s push to deny the results. Pence paused and looked uncomfortable when asked about Trump’s tweet during the siege. ABC “The president’s words were reckless,” the former vice president said. ABC interviewed Pence at his home in Indiana ahead of Tuesday’s release of his memoir, “So Help Me God.” alphabet “The president’s words were reckless,” he repeated. Pence was interviewed at his home in Indiana ahead of Tuesday’s release of his memoir, “So Help Me God.” She has previously refused to attack Trump, even as she admitted she is unlikely to support his expected bid to return to the White House. Trump made an announcement on Tuesday. In the interview, which aired later Monday, Muir also pressed Pence on whether his former commander-in-chief hurt Republicans in the midterms — as well as his own possible plans to run for president, ABC reported.
