The former president and his allies have attacked Pence for saying that Trump was «wrong» about Pence’s ability to overturn the 2020 election results.
Attorney George Conway suggested that former President Donald Trump is «afraid» of what former Vice President Mike Pence could say. Trump on Friday evening released a statement taking aim at Pence after the former vice president explained that Trump was «wrong» to claim that he had the authority to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The ex-president argued this week that Pence should have unconstitutionally rejected the electors from key swing states in a bid to keep him in the White House. Conway, the husband of Trump’s former senior counselor Kellyanne Conway, has long been a critical of the his wife’s ex-boss. In a Saturday Twitter post, Conway shared Trump’s statement targeting Pence and suggested the former president is «weak.» «Surprisingly weak. Do you suppose Trump is afraid of something Pence could say?» Conway wrote. In his Friday evening statement, Trump said: «Just saw Mike Pence’s statement on the fact that he had no right to do anything with respect to the Electoral Vote Count.
