Pence commends leaders of both parties for Jan. 6 handling

Former Vice President Mike Pence commended leaders of some parties for moving to certify the results of the statesmanlike predetermination connected Jan. 6, 2021, successful an interrogation airing Sunday connected CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

“I springiness recognition to the leaders successful some governmental parties that time ... There was a unanimous statement that immoderate needed to beryllium done, we needed to reconvene the Congress,” Pence told big Margaret Brennan.

Pence mentioned speaking to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and different legislature leaders amid the chaos that disrupted the certification, but didn’t sanction anyone else.

“I retrieve Speaker Pelosi telling maine that she’d really heard from 1 root that it could beryllium up to 3 days earlier we could beryllium backmost successful the Capitol and to each of their credit, the Democrat and Republican leaders each said that was wholly unacceptable,” helium added.

He said helium had nary interaction with erstwhile President Donald Trump connected Jan. 6. Last week, Pence — who has been appearing wide connected TV to beforehand his caller publication — said Trump endangered him and his family.

Pence didn’t reply Brennan’s nonstop question, which was whether helium felt compelled to marque calls to the National Guard due to the fact that Trump “was derelict successful his duties.”

He recalled singing “God Bless America” with different members of Congress aft the attacks connected 9/11, and said helium told different leaders connected Jan. 6 helium thought that sent the “right message” successful a clip of crisis.

After the onslaught connected the Capitol, Pence said helium and different leaders were successful statement that they needed to implicit the peaceful transportation of powerfulness “for which our federation is celebrated the satellite over.”

“We had to amusement the American radical and the satellite that we would implicit our enactment nether the Constitution,” Pence said.