President Trump Responds, Criticizes Former VP Pence Over Comments Regarding Jan. 6 Electoral Vote Certification Process

Former President Donald Trump late Friday issued a statement in response to former Vice President Mike Pence who, earlier in the day, disagreed with Trump about his role in the electoral vote certification process on Jan. 6.

At a speech to the conservative Federalist Society in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Pence said that the former President was “wrong,” after Trump said on Jan. 30 that Pence “did have the right to change the outcome” of the election.

Pence, as Vice President, served as the President of the Senate and presided over the joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021—the final step in the Electoral College system to certifying a President-Elect.