Pence Gets Chilly with CNN: Chill Out, MAGA’s Got Love! ๐บ๐ธโค๏ธ๐
TL:DR; Mike Pence brushes off concerns about passionate Trump supporters being โdangerous,โ leaving CNNโs Dana Bash a bit lost for words. Pence stands by MAGA, stresses patriotism, but remains coy about Trump’s insurrection role. ๐คท๐ค
Mike Pence, the former Vice President under the flamboyant Donald Trump reign, made it clear he’s not losing any sleep over Trump’s ominous warning about passionate MAGA voters. The statement? That things might get “very dangerous” if Trump found himself behind bars over the Jan. 6 insurrection debacle. But Pence? Cool as a cucumber. ๐ฅ๐ค
“Why the zen, Mike?” you might wonder. ๐ง๐คท
Here’s the scoop: In a recent chit-chat with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sundayโs State of the Union, Pence exuded all the confidence, stating, โEveryone in our movement are the kind of Americans who love this country, are patriotic or law-and-order people who would never have done anything like that there or anywhere else.โ So, according to Pence, those MAGA hats? They’re more about love for the country than mob mentality. ๐๐งข
However, Dana Bash wasn’t quite ready to let him off the hook, reminding Pence about that slightly nerve-wracking day when some of the passionate Trump supporters kind of…wanted to hang him. (Yikes?!) ๐ ๐
Pence didn’t waver. He urged the CNN anchor not to paint everyone with the same “dangerous” brush, emphasizing that the people in the Trump movement are, in his words, โthe most God-fearing, law-abiding, patriotic people in this country.โ But when asked about Trump’s possible hand in the violence? Pence played it close to the chest, hinting that while Trump’s words might have been “reckless,” he’s not convinced they were “criminal.” ๐๐คจ
So, the burning question on everyone’s lips: What’s next for the Trump movement? And for those really wanting to dive into the rabbit hole, did Trumpโs words cross over from reckless banter to criminal conduct? Pence seems to think maybe not. But where do you stand? ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐
Question to ponder: With Pence putting so much faith in the MAGA movement, does it shine a new light on the events of Jan. 6 or simply fan the flames of ongoing debate? ๐ค๐ฅ