that haven't previously been reported about just how eager the then-vice president was to do the wrong thing. As the Post reported yesterday:
Quayle, fortunately, made clear to his ally that he had no choice in how to approach his responsibilities."Mike, you have no flexibility on this," Quayle told Pence."None. Zero. Forget it. Put it away," he said. As the world saw in January, the then-vice president ultimately played by the rules, a day after telling Trump in the Oval Office that his role was to simply"open the envelopes" as the Senate certified the results of the election., apparently referring to his coup scheme. He later told Pence,"You've betrayed us. I made you. You were nothing."
Or put another way, Pence was prepared to do the wrong thing; he just couldn't find a credible way to pull it off. Far from the image of a heroic figure who valiantly put the integrity of our political system above all, Pence grudgingly did his duty after concluding he didn't have a choice.
MaddowBlog Did Mother say he wasn't being true to his Christian beliefs by practicing deceit?
MaddowBlog Yes, and Trump was so pissed off at him.
MaddowBlog Yes, never forget this. His hands were tied and that is the only reason he went ahead with the certification. He is evil, too.
MaddowBlog No surprise. The Republicans are willing to cheat, steal, lie, encourage ignorance, let innocent people die....whatever it takes to retain the support of the racist and fascist cult members Trump brought out from under the rocks.
MaddowBlog Feckless to the end. Only this time, it worked in America’s favor.
MaddowBlog NO WORRIES THE WAY DOJ IS HOLDING TRUMP AND OTHERS RESPONSIBLE HE WILL GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME. ALL WE DO IS TALK. WE HOLD NO ONE ACCOUNTABLE. AND WE THINK IT CANT HAPPEN AGAIN. WERE IN FOR A RUDE AWAKING.
MaddowBlog funniest of all he thinks he has a chance in next elections!!!!riot!!! can stop laughing!!!!!! did do anything in 4yrs!!!
MaddowBlog Pence was a lapdog looking for a lap.
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MaddowBlog EXACTLY!!!
MaddowBlog This is not news.
MaddowBlog He didn’t look good in orange.
MaddowBlog Never trusted him and he would if he could have gotten away doing it. smhhim
MaddowBlog Almost gave Mike_Pence credit where NONE was due. Thought he finally did the right thing on 1/6 by NOT giving into 45's corruption. To find out recently he was the same spineless enabler all along. ONLY did the right thing bc all other corrupt options were exhausted. Pathetic!
MaddowBlog Msnbc is hanging by a thread.......
MaddowBlog A very pregnant true is very difficult and a stubborn thing to hide! History will not be kind to Mr Weasel Pence!
MaddowBlog Because there was no legal way to do it.
MaddowBlog No moral compass
MaddowBlog The Christian VP?
MaddowBlog So.not.surprised.
MaddowBlog Guess Dan Quale would have been a better president after all, you know with him saving us all from a coup.
MaddowBlog All Republicans are ready to do the wrong thing for personal political financial gains.
MaddowBlog Well c’mon Donnie said he wouldn’t be his friend anymore …. The pressure?!
MaddowBlog MaddowBlog: After years of lying we keep lying and acting like nothing happens. DNCrap maddow blog.
MaddowBlog SLACKER
MaddowBlog All the while letting people believe he was /is an honorable man and patriot.
MaddowBlog Fact
MaddowBlog It isn’t important that he considered it. Its important that he did the right thing. He is different then the rest. If you think about it, nothing that was done on Jan 6th was creditable yet republicans did them anyway.
MaddowBlog Precisely 🤬
MaddowBlog Oops, did you mean to say “The Right Thing”?
MaddowBlog Let it sink in, pence was ok being part of a coup. A traitor. Willing to shred our democracy and Constitution. He’s not sorry. He’s not a hero for refusing to do it. He wanted to. HE WANTED TO DO IT.
MaddowBlog Endless conspiracy theories from fake news MSNBC to harvest viewers. Journalism is dead at MSNBC and CNN
MaddowBlog Yep. Sad but true.
MaddowBlog He was part of the 4 years of nightmare .
MaddowBlog He hung in there for 4 years, never spoke up, always coward, when he spoke and trying g to justify 45 actions, everyone could see who he is. No surprise to me
MaddowBlog He’d sell out his own mother and grandmother for political advantage. Frankly, I don’t think he is human. No joke.
MaddowBlog Mother wouldn't approve
MaddowBlog He knew he would still be number2 if he could help steal the election...he's a piece of number2 in my book anyway; spelled CRAP!
MaddowBlog Not shocked one bit.
MaddowBlog Really now
MaddowBlog Never thought I'd say this but...thanks Dan Quayle 🥔
MaddowBlog No surprise there, he was chosen for his weakness!
MaddowBlog Isn’t it obvious…. Who assembled that platform & For WHOM🤔 gop
KyberBlue MaddowBlog Yep, when you don’t immediately say no to something you know is wrong and have to consult with others to confirm that it is wrong, that says a lot about your character.
MaddowBlog Did he ask “mother” first ? 🤢
TheDemCoalition MaddowBlog For that alone he should be banned from politics. They really don’t believe Trump could have gotten more votes. Every time he opened his mouth a lie fell out followed by an insult. Pence might let someone talk to him like that, most people won’t tolerate that.
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MaddowBlog How awful.
MaddowBlog Pence is straight up a 'yes' man. He is a follower and not a leader. This man would not make a good President. He could not make a decision himself between right and wrong. He had to ask former Vice Pres. Quayle about what to do when (if he were a REAL man)he already knew !
ksolerseeds MaddowBlog I’m shocked! A right-wing Evangelical “Christian” man like Mike Pence? Shocked, I tell you!
MaddowBlog He was the VP for the American people but decided to ditch that and work for Trump....Was there a bigger loser ever, in the WH?
joncoopertweets MaddowBlog It’s amazing to me how 1 racist man has turned our country upside down to the brink that many would do anything for this racist bigot. I hate that dude but in due time all of those involved in wrong doing including the former guy will get what’s coming to them
joncoopertweets MaddowBlog I'm sorry, but I have to mention this: It looks like the lady's mask is wearing the glasses. I know what she's doing as I do the same thing: You distance your glasses as much as possible to help prevent the fogging up.
MaddowBlog Maybe Pence's phone records should be look at as well?
MaddowBlog National guard and wall at the capital, no wall no national guard at the border with 15,000 illegals…..elections have consequences and no msnbc reporters at border….. hummm
MaddowBlog So he is not a hero as we initially thought
MaddowBlog Pence is not credible.
MaddowBlog He should never hold elected office again
MaddowBlog Yes because blowing up a bunch of Afgan civilians and saying they were the ones who bombed those marines who died, all to save a Presidents political career wasnt wrong was it? Lets keep talking about the guy who lost the election though.
MaddowBlog wow. suxxorz so hard to be unable to commit a crime without being caught, shamed, convicted & imprisoned. wah, wah, wah! sez scummy GovPenceIN
MaddowBlog AMERICA WANTS TO KNOW . WOKE MEDIA REFUSES TO REPORT . HOW THE MASS EXODUS OF DIRT POOR HAITIANS CROSSED AN OCEAN . CROSSED MEXICO TO GET TO TEXAS ! . MAYBE A REPORTER COULD ASK ONE! CNN CNN MSNBC FoxNews EXPN CBSNews NBCNEWS CSPAN SNL MTV AP
MaddowBlog Trump and his minions don’t care about destroying the republic. They wanted to to hold onto power.
MaddowBlog It’s the thought that counts
MaddowBlog Bet they'll compare it to j6. Just another peaceful protest without cops killing honest patriots. Millions gathered for the innocent falsely accused. Hahaha. The flagpoles fell on the cop's no one hit them with them. Coconuts
MaddowBlog Now the base will love Pence again.
MaddowBlog Republicans have this same Mental Block when it come to Governance!
MaddowBlog Question: “does anybody know what the punishment for treason is in the United States?
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MaddowBlog mikepence_vp no surprise with this story. Most people thought you were trying to slime your way to doing Herr Trump’s will.
MaddowBlog Why aren’t we fixing this absurd rule on a house vote for a contested election with one vote per state? WTH?
MaddowBlog Lock him up!
MaddowBlog If he was prepared to do the wrong thing, then he is a wrong person.
MaddowBlog History will not be kind to this weak, obsequious and pathetic former VP. Shame on him!
MaddowBlog Pence gets no credit for the “right thing”. He spent a lot more energy trying to be an insurrectionist from the inside.
MaddowBlog And Pence would have had his ass in a sling !
MaddowBlog I hope no one is surprised by this. The most worthless VP in history.
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