Pence says Trump was 'reckless' in assailing him on Jan. 6

Nov 15, 20220

Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times count

Former Vice President Mike Pence during a Republican event in Peoria, Ill., June 20, 2022. In excerpts from an interview with ABC, the former vice president said he was angered that Donald J. Trump's tweet during the Capitol attack had endangered him and his family.

Former Vice President Mike Pence told ABC News that he was "angered" by former President Donald Trump's "reckless" tweet assailing him during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in his first interview about the violent efforts by Trump's supporters to keep him in power.

The first excerpts from Pence's interview, with ABC anchor David Muir, were aired on Sunday and Monday, with more to be broadcast on Monday night. The former vice president gave the interview to promote his new book, "So Help Me God," which is scheduled to be released Tuesday.

Pence provided his views as Trump prepares to announce a third presidential campaign on Tuesday night at a rally at his private club in Florida, Mar-a-Lago, which the FBI searched over the summer to recover dozens of classified documents that had left the White House with Trump.

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