Former Vice President Mike Pence denounced calls by some GOP leaders to defund the FBI, saying attacks on the agency "must stop."
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Pence reiterated his concern over the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence and again urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to give a “full accounting” of the reasons behind the search, asserting that while Garland had “begun to do so, not nearly enough information has been provided.”
“This unprecedented action does demand unprecedented transparency,” Pence said.
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weed the bad out.
pence is always a little too late. he should be name “toolate”. i heard it from a movie 😀
You think he maybe running a little scared !
This guy has NO CHANCE of winning the nomination for president in 2024.
Depends on who else is in the race.
It’s easier to win your race when your opponent is in jail.
No chance
Certainly not with this approach. He is missing the mark here, not understanding where voters are coming from.
Pence will get booed off of every stage. He would have better luck running with the democrat party
Boy has he turned his back or what
And with those words Mike Pence officially ends his political career. After all everyone knows you’re supposed to attack law enforcement when it’s either advantageous, fits your narrative, or suits your needs, right?
@Mia C He donated his salary, sure, at least most of it. But he also continued to make money from his global properties which had a huge spike in income from foreign governments, Saudi Arabia would buy out entire floors for months on end and not even have people staying in the hotels. He charged the government full price for his stays including his secret service at his hotels, he even had military change routes to keep service members in his resorts, more millions, but yeah let’s focus on the 1.6 million before tax.
Instead of 1.6 million, he made 2.4 billion. And gutted ethics systems within the government during his presidency.
I’m sure it’s all very above board
You can hear how much that clap hurt the audience. They didn’t want to. Typical traitors
Wait a minute. Did he just say “hold” someone “accountable” for holding donald trump accountable? WTF? america is officially a joke in the world.
@1TalldrinkH2O yep 3 in total. 2 expired. 1 active. And he’s not the subject of a crime yet so they didn’t takethem because of flight risk. He pronably had them just carelessly laying around mixed in with all the top secret government paperwork he wasn’t supposed to have at his resort.
That one retired agent clapping.
57 seconds of Pence’s speech and you all know ‘everything’ that he said?
Good job Pence keep doing The Democrats bidding! He sold out back then and you sold out now !
Pence: we shouldn’t attack rank and file law enforcement personnel.
Audience: *tepid applause*
@Plainsman I think you misread that comment, chief. No one said to “file” anything. The term “rank and file” means: “the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders”… Make sense now? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Sad
@Truck Taxi At least he actually says they shouldn’t be attacked unlike democrats in 2020.
@thegreatone LMAO
@Crispin Fornoff and he is say release the affidavit ASAP so…
“I respect and value the opinions of Mike Pence”………said nobody.
@Behold the value of Life 🤣🤣
I do
Far more than the alternative
I don’t understand it. I really don’t. What did he say so wrong?
You’re wrong! I do respect and value the opinion of Mike Pence. Very much so, and I am a Trump supporter.
You can tell the parts of his speech people are supposed to clap lol.
Remember back in 1990 before his failed congressional run, Mikey was using campaign money to pay for his mortgage and personal expenses?
Pepperidge Farm remembers(and so do the people of Indiana)
Remember Trump’s previous runs for president in the early 2000s?
he should be in jail for that then.
That was a weak clap the audience gave in response to not attacking the FBI.
Yep, Pence still dropping test balloons — no resolve.
He’s talking on both sides of his mouth while juggling.
The party of law and order? That’s debatable!
I agree with him on this one. I believe we should have the FBI agents under Audit or some sort of Examination/background check to assure that their duties are being served for the American people and not for politicians
He also called for Garland to full disclosure of reasons for raid on trumps house. That you didn’t include in this political report.