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  • and finally, in his desperation, he turned on his own vice president.

  • He pressured Mike Pence to violate his constitutional oath and to refuse to certify the oath President Trump had decided The vice president Pence, who presided over the certification, could somehow stop it.

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  • Confirm The vice president does not have that power in the Constitution, and President Trump never tried to explain why he thought the vice president could block the certification of election results.

  • He just began relentlessly attacking the vice president publicly.

  • President Trump attacked Pence on social media and at rallies, getting his supporters to believe that Mike Pence could stop this certification on January 6.

  • Here's what President Trump's and in Georgia on January 4th on, I hope Mike Pets comes through for us.

  • I have to tell you, I hope that our great vice president, our great vice president, comes through for us.

  • He's a great guy course.

  • If he doesn't come through, I won't like him quite as much.

  • Thankfully, Vice President Pence stood his ground like our other brave officials stood their ground.

  • He refused the president and fulfilled his duty on January 6, even after the capital was attacked even after he was personally targeted.

  • Even after his family was targeted, Vice President Pence stood strong and certify the election.

  • Vice president Pence showed us what it means to be an American.

  • What it means to show courage, he put his country is both his values and his morals above the will of one man.

and finally, in his desperation, he turned on his own vice president.

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