Former Vice President Mike Pence faced harsh criticism and heckling from Trump supporters during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, held at American Legion Post 27 in Londonderry on Friday.
Protestors confronted Pence for his disloyalty to President Trump and the American people, accusing him of disregarding the Constitution.
As Pence arrived at the Friday town hall, Trump supporters surrounded his car and shouted “That’s a traitor” and “You’re a sellout,” as reported by ABC’s Kelsey Walsh.
Amid the confrontations, one protestor directly questioned Pence, asking, “Why did you sell out the people?”
Another protestor directly asked Pence why he did not “uphold the Constitution.”
“I upheld the Constitution. Read it,” Pence argued.
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The accusations evidently pertain to the former Vice President’s involvement in certifying the 2020 Presidential election results.
In an interview with Fox News, Mike Pence appeared to acknowledge that he had the authority to reject fraudulent votes on January 6.
Pence stated, “It wasn’t just that they asked for a pause. The president specifically asked me, and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes, which would have resulted in the issue being turned over to the House of Representatives, and literally chaos would have ensued.”
During the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, Trump vigorously urged Pence to accept challenges to state election results and provide those states with additional time to review their elections. However, Pence declined Trump’s requests, asserting that he lacked the legal authority to do so under the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
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What about the chaos of Joe Biden intentionally destroying our country and having his corrupt DOJ go after, including trying to jail, his biggest rival?
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“I’ve always believed in my heart and my days that I kept my oath to support and defend the Constitution — by God’s grace, I did my due to that day,” he later said.
However, during the town hall, Pence was quick to push back on the notion that Trump supporters are a violent group.
“I reject your suggestion that passion has translated into the violence and vandalism,” he said in response to a voter question regarding Jan. 6. “I know the people of this movement — whether they support me or not, [they] are the best people in this country.”
