Mike Pence Rejects Idea He Could Have Rejected 2020 Vote Count: “President Trump Is Wrong”

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Mike Pence pushed back on Donald Trump’s claim that he could have overturned the election when his vice president presided over the Electoral College count on Jan.

6, 2021.“This week, I heard President Trump say I had the right to overturn the election. President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election,” Pence said in a speech to the Federalist Society.CNN carried the speech, and MSNBC had portions of it.

Fox News did not have live coverage, but reported on his comments moments later.Pence’s comments were a rare break from Trump, who has groused over his vice president.

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