Staff Reports
Mike Pence Hesitated to Attend Electoral Certification, But Ultimately Stood Up for the Constitution
In late December 2020, then-Vice President Mike Pence found himself in quite a pickle. His buddy, Donald Trump, was tugging at his sleeve, whispering in his ear, “Mike, buddy, don’t do it. Don’t go to the electoral certification. It’s a mess, it’s rigged, it’s all wrong.” Pence, feeling torn, jotted down some thoughts in his notebook. “Not feeling like I should attend electoral count,” he wrote. He was feeling the pressure, folks. Too many questions, too many doubts swirling around. But most importantly, it would be “too hurtful to my friend. Therefore I’m not going to participate in the certification of the election.”
Pence considered skipping 2020 electoral certification at Trump's suggestion: Report https://t.co/9T2k3FmaVu https://t.co/9T2k3FmaVu
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 28, 2023
But, alas, to Trump’s dismay, Pence mustered up the courage to do his duty as Vice President in January 2021 and certified the 2020 election. Oh, the horror! The betrayal! Can you imagine the steam coming out of Trump’s ears?
And just when you thought Pence was off the hook, now he’s being grilled by special counsel Jack Smith’s team about these notes. Talk about adding salt to the wound! According to sources, Pence spilled the beans about Trump pressuring him to skip the certification. But, hold on to your hats, friends, because Pence stood his ground. “My only higher loyalty was to God and the Constitution,” he reportedly told those investigators.
But here’s the kicker, folks. What really sealed the deal for Pence wasn’t Trump’s pleading or the political circus. It was a good ol’ heart-to-heart with his son, a U.S. Marine. His son looked him straight in the eye and said, “Dad, you took the same oath I took.” And that, my friends, was an oath to support and defend the Constitution.
Well, isn’t that just heartwarming? Pence, standing tall for the good ol’ U.S. of A. despite the pressures and pleas of his old pal Trump. You gotta hand it to the guy. He may have wavered for a hot minute, but when it came down to it, he did what he thought was right. And that’s what really matters, isn’t it?
As for Smith’s team, they didn’t have much to say about all this. But you can bet they were scribbling furiously in their notepads, hanging on every word Pence said. It’s like a high-stakes drama playing out in the halls of power. Who needs Netflix when you’ve got politics, am I right?
