The former vice president is leaning into his resistance to Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
“No one is above law,” Mike Pence added. “And the president and all those implicated are entitled to the presumption of innocence.” | Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoINDIANAPOLIS — Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Georgia election was not stolen in 2020, leaning into his role on Jan. 6, days after Donald Trump’s indictment for his attempts to overturn the election results in the state.
The former vice president’s remarks — his first since the indictment came down — mark a new full-court press from Pence in recent days surrounding his certification of the 2020 election results. They alsoand Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp this week, and set up a potential fault line at the Aug. 23 GOP debate in Milwaukee.
In response to a question from an audience member about how he might win over Trump voters, Pence said “I hope he comes” to next week’s debate. He referenced his experience in the 2020 vice presidential debate, saying the plexiglass wall that separated him from Kamala Harris “wasn’t even tall enough toTrump has not yet announced whether he’ll attend the debate after declining to sign the RNC’s debate pledge.
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