Pence Says Jan. 6 Was Not an ‘Insurrection,’ Denounces Efforts to Block Trump from Ballot

Published on January 8, 2024

Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Jan. 7 that he doesn’t believe the events of Jan. 6, 2021, were an “insurrection” nor does he think former President Donald Trump should be prevented from appearing on state ballots. Mr. Pence, who several months ago dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary contest in which his former boss has a commanding lead, made the remarks in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” program. “I have never called what happened on January 6 an ‘insurrection,’” Mr. Pence said in the interview. “I was there. It was a riot, the way it broke out, and I have never seen it any other way.”...

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