‘Ultimate betrayal:’ Trump questions loyalty of Pence as GOP hardliners push to overturn election results
‘Ultimate betrayal:’ Trump questions loyalty of Pence as GOP hardliners push to overturn election results
By Dave Goldiner 4 hrs ago
President Trump is reportedly questioning the loyalty of Vice President Mike Pence as the commander-in-chief pushes ever more extreme measures to overturn his election loss.
After another round of White House scheming with right-wing allies, Trump’s focused on the vice president’s largely ceremonial role of presiding over a Jan. 6 session of Congress to seal the results of the vote, Axios reported Tuesday, citing White House aides.
President Trump with Vice President Pence (MANDEL NGAN/)
“Trump (views) Pence performing his constitutional duty — and validating the election result — as the ultimate betrayal,” Axios reported.
The increasingly paranoid president mentioned a Dec. 8 television ad from the #NeverTrump Lincoln Project that predicted Pence would eventually dump Trump and seal President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
The ad, which Axios reports has rattled Trump, said the conservative veep is “running away from you Donald. And on January 6, @vp will preside over the vote.”
Trump is also fed up with White House counsel Pat Cipollone and chief of staff Mark Meadows, who he views as less than 100% committed to his dead-end fight to overturn the election, according to reports.
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By Dave Goldiner 4 hrs ago
President Trump is reportedly questioning the loyalty of Vice President Mike Pence as the commander-in-chief pushes ever more extreme measures to overturn his election loss.
After another round of White House scheming with right-wing allies, Trump’s focused on the vice president’s largely ceremonial role of presiding over a Jan. 6 session of Congress to seal the results of the vote, Axios reported Tuesday, citing White House aides.
President Trump with Vice President Pence (MANDEL NGAN/)
“Trump (views) Pence performing his constitutional duty — and validating the election result — as the ultimate betrayal,” Axios reported.
The increasingly paranoid president mentioned a Dec. 8 television ad from the #NeverTrump Lincoln Project that predicted Pence would eventually dump Trump and seal President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
The ad, which Axios reports has rattled Trump, said the conservative veep is “running away from you Donald. And on January 6, @vp will preside over the vote.”
Trump is also fed up with White House counsel Pat Cipollone and chief of staff Mark Meadows, who he views as less than 100% committed to his dead-end fight to overturn the election, according to reports.
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