Pence says Trump is “wrong” about overturning 2020 electionĪxios' Jonathan Swan contributed reporting. Pence said earlier this year that Trump was wrong to claim that he could have overturned the results of the election during the election certification.īetween the lines: Short's warning was first reported by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, whose book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” is set to be published in October.Many were threatening to harm the vice president, and some chanted "Hang Mike Pence." Pence had previously served as governor of Indiana (201317). In 2020 Trump and Pence were defeated by their Democratic opponents, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Short did not have knowledge of the specifics of the security threat and it's not clear what steps, if any, Giebels took to respond to the warning.A source with direct knowledge confirmed to Axios the report was accurate. Two years ago today, the Trump-Pence Administration created the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces.Because of your leadership and because of the strong support of the leadership of the Congress, you’re delivering on that middle class miracle,” Pence said of the tax overhaul bill that has been criticized by some as benefiting corporations and the very wealthy while hurting the poor and middle class.Marc Short, the then-chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, warned the Secret Service on Jan 5th of a security threat to Pence, the New York Times reported.ĭriving the news: The day before the Capitol riot, Short warned his top Secret Service agent, Tim Giebels, that former President Trump may turn against Pence "and there could be a security risk to Mr. “I’m deeply humbled as your vice president to be able to be here. Pence delivered, crediting Trump with “restoring American credibility on the world stage,” spurring record-setting optimism, signing “more bills rolling back federal red tape than any president in American history” and “fighting every day for the forgotten men and women of America.” Mike Pence is no stranger to heaping praise on boss Donald Trump, but if you ask Twitter, the vice president outdid himself on Wednesday when he gave fawning remarks about the president at a cabinet meeting following the passage of the contentious GOP tax bill.Īfter touting his own accomplishments, Trump turned the mic over to Pence and asked him to “say a few words.” 'Hang Mike Pence' trends on Twitter after platform suspends Trump for risk of 'incitement of violence' The tweets appeared to circulate a video of Capitol protestors chanting the phrase.