Pence has had a lot to say lately, maybe he’s just giving us a taste of what we will find in his book. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday”, Pence says Trump seemed “genuinely remorseful” the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Though Pence says he was angry.
“The President and I clashed in the days leading up to January 6. I’ll always believe that I did my duty that day, by God’s grace, under the Constitution, and upheld the peaceful transfer of power. But I was angry. I was angry about our difference that day, and I was also angry at what I saw,” Pence told host Shannon Bream.
“There’s probably no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose who the winner of a presidential election is,” Pence said.
“It was clear he had decided to be a part of the problem,” Pence said. “I was determined to be part of the solution.”
Pence says the following day he and President Trump has a discussion about what had happened the day before:
“I walked into that back room and the president looked up at me and I sensed he was deeply remorseful about what had happened,” Pence recalled. He said Trump immediately asked how Pence’s family was doing.
“I responded sternly, ‘They’re fine Mr. President,'” Pence said.
The former vice president said Trump asked him if he had been scared on January 6.
“I said no, I was angry. I was angry about our differences and I was infuriated at what I saw that day,” Pence said. “In that moment he seemed genuinely remorseful.”
Besides being remorseful about what Pence went through, Trump appeared to also harbor regrets over the events of that day in general.
Pence says that Republicans need to keep their focus on the future and not to worry about the past.
“We focus on the future, we’ll do quite well,” Pence said. ” Not just winning elections, but we’ll win a balanced future for the American people.
