Donald Trump “imposed a death sentence on Mike Pence” because he knew “the only way to get what he wanted” was to “unfold the worst possible events” during the uprising, according to his cousin Mary Trump.
“We have to be very straightforward about what happened,” she told Katie Phang on MSNBC on Friday. “Trump not only incited his insurgents to create chaos,” she said. “He imposed a death sentence on Mike Pence.”
Trump said once Pence challenged the former president and refused to overthrow the election, her uncle had few options left to stay in power, possibly considering something as “absolutely radical” as “proclaiming martial law.” witnesses indicated. The “death of his vice president” could have paved the way for that, she noted.
Trump had told Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC the previous day that Trump’s vision for the uprising had taken a particularly dark turn when he finally realized that someone “as weak and psychophantic as Mike Pence” had the “audacity” to oppose him to go.
This is something that “Donald is not going to take,” Trump said. “What people need to understand is that Donald does not believe he should be denied anything he wants to. “
It was then that the former president knew “the only way for him to get what he wanted is for the worst possible events to unfold in the Capitol,” she said.
The violent mob that stormed the Capitol called to hang Mike Pence that day, and came as close as 40 feet from him.
Despite the serious danger Pence was subjected to by his boss and his likely “absurd terror”, Mary Trump does not consider the former vice president a hero because he confirmed the election vote despite the then president’s demands.
“Mike Pence is not a hero. “He did the right thing on January 6, but only after investigating every way to avoid it,” she tweeted on Thursday. “He does not even have the guts to testify before the committee.”
