Pence's remarks about Trump stand out as much for what they don't say as for what they do.
behind Pence's mealy-mouthed remarks trenchantly when he described them as a"'yes, but' improv exercise":
Yes, Pence is willing to say publicly that Trump was “wrong,” but the former vice president still doesn’t want to answer federal prosecutors’ questions about Jan. 6. Yes, Pence acknowledges that Trump’s lies were “reckless,” but the former vice president still blames Trump’s lawyers, rather than their client.
Yes, Pence hasn’t forgiven Trump for endangering his own family, but the former vice president is content to let Trump go unpunished, except for history’s eventual verdict.. If he's willing to support the lie that the election was rigged, then how is he in a position to criticize Trump? If you back the myth that the government is being stolen, then you're still complicit in the next right-wing coup attempt.
Pence's objections to Trump are less about rejecting his politics than they are about calculating a strategic distance from him for a 2024 lane. But it's hard to see how that's going to pan out for him. Despite having been vice president, Pence is performing poorly in the polls and isn't considered a serious contender in what's shaping up to be a likely Trump-vs.-Ron DeSantis showdown.
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