Pence Says Trump Was Wrong to Say He Could Overturn Election
- Former vice president breaks from his old boss about Jan. 6
- Trump had demanded that Pence reject votes cast for Biden
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Mike Pence rejected Donald Trump’s claims that as vice president he had the power to void the 2020 election result and refuse to certify President Joe Biden’s victory, breaking from his old boss as both men weigh possible White House bids in 2024.
“I heard this week that President Trump said I had the right to ‘overturn the election,’” Pence said, referring to a statement Trump issued on Sunday. “President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone.”