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Former Mike Pence Aide Describes Seeing Trump’s Mug Shot
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Former Mike Pence Aide Describes Seeing Trump’s Mug Shot

Marc Short, who served as chief of staff for former Vice President Mike Pence, gave his two cents on what it’s like seeing former President Donald Trump’s mug shot following his arrest at the Fulton County Jail last week.“I think it’s sad. I think it’s tragic,” said Short on Friday after CNN’s Jake Tapper asked for his reaction to the image.Short, who was also a director of legislative affairs in the Trump White House, noted that the former president was great to him and his family before offering his two cents on the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.“I do think that the events of Jan. 6 were tragic and certainly avoidable. And I think that the president got a lot of bad counsel – in many cases, counsel he sought out – that I think led him astray,” Short said.“And I think that ultimately asking the vi...
Chris Sununu Slams Trump Supporters Who Heckled Pence
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Chris Sununu Slams Trump Supporters Who Heckled Pence

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) took aim at a group of hecklers in his state who were filmed targeting Mike Pence on the campaign trail for refusing to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election.“Angry, unhinged Trump supporters? I don’t think anyone surprised to see it,” Sununu told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview on Monday.“I mean, his base supporters tend to be very extreme, very angry. They’re very defensive. They’ll do anything to try to make sure that Trump just kind of is handed the nomination and doesn’t have to earn it.”“Obviously, they’re going to use Mike Pence as a punching bag,” he continued. “Mike Pence stood up for America.”As Pence was entering an event in New Hampshire on Friday, a group of Trump supporters accosted him, calling him a “traitor” and a “sellout,” a...
The Mind-Bending World of Trump, His Indictments, and the 2024 Election
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The Mind-Bending World of Trump, His Indictments, and the 2024 Election

It has been six days since the Justice Department indicted Donald Trump on felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and it’s already getting hard to keep up with the latest developments. On Monday morning, Trump, in a post on his social-media site, accused the special counsel Jack Smith of trying to deny his First Amendment rights by asking that the court order the former President not to disclose evidence prosecutors have gathered. Trump also criticized Judge Tanya Chutkin, an Obama appointee who has imposed tough penalties on some defendants involved in the January 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, repeating his demand that she recuse herself from the case. Meanwhile, in Florida, Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge in the classified-documen...
Mike Pence Torches Donald Trump And His ‘Crackpot Lawyers’
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Mike Pence Torches Donald Trump And His ‘Crackpot Lawyers’

WASHINGTON ― Former Vice President Mike Pence responded angrily on Wednesday to former President Donald Trump’s claim that all he wanted on Jan. 6, 2021, was for Pence to request a delay in the 2020 election certification.Pence said it was “completely false” that Trump only asked him to “pause the vote counting,” as Trump’s attorney claimed Tuesday evening. Pence said it was perfectly clear what Trump wanted him to do.“Let’s let’s be clear on this point: It wasn’t just to ask for a pause,” Pence said on Fox News. “The president specifically asked me ― and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me ― to literally reject votes, which would have resulted in the issue being turned over to the House of Representatives and literally chaos would have ensued.”As vice president, Pence presided over t...
Mike Pence Distances Himself From ‘Trading Insults’ With Trump
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Mike Pence Distances Himself From ‘Trading Insults’ With Trump

Mike Pence backed away from “trading insults” with his former running mate after a registered independent voter doubted whether the former vice president would ever “stand up” to Donald Trump.Pence, who is set to challenge the former president in the GOP presidential primaries next year, listened as the voter at a meet-and-greet event in New Hampshire offered what he referred to as an “honest comment” on Pence’s White House prospects, ABC News reported.“I would love to see you be president of the United States. I’m just gonna give you an honest comment. I don’t believe you ever will be until the day you stand up to that man,” voter Tom Loughlin told Pence.Pence, who once said Trump should “never be president” due to his coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021, fired back at the voter’s remark.“Some ...
Who’s Running for President in 2024? Meet the Candidates
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Who’s Running for President in 2024? Meet the Candidates

By James BenedictUpdated July 20, 2023 3:08 pm ETWith months to go before the first primary ballots are cast, the field for the 2024 presidential election is rapidly taking shape. On the Democratic side, President Biden announced he is running but faces no serious challengers. Former President Donald Trump is mounting a third consecutive bid, and several other Republicans are running or considering a campaign. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscriptionSubscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In