GOP Senator Says He's 'Never Seen' Mike Pence Angrier At Trump

Sen. James Inhofe said hed never seen Vice President Mike Pence as angry as he was at President Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president blasted him repeatedly for declining to block the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s election victory.

Inhofe, Oklahomas senior senator, said hes spent more than five decades in politics and has known Mike Pence forever. But he told the Tulsa World on Wednesday night that hed never seen Pence as angry as he was today.

I had a long conversation with him, Inhofe told the paper. He said, After all the things Ive done for Trump.

During a Washington rally earlier on Wednesday, Trump told the crowd: Mike Pence, I hope youre going to stand up for the good of our Constitution and the good of our country and if youre not, Im going to be very disappointed in you, I will tell you right now.

Trump says he's leading a march to the capitol building to heckle Congress as they vote confirm Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VnxandDYL6

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Trump says he's leading a march to the capitol building to heckle Congress as they vote confirm Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VnxandDYL6
Matt Hildreth (@mhildreth) January 6, 2021

Later, after members of the Trump-inspired mob stormed the Capitol, Trump ripped Pence further on Twitter, saying he lacked courage.

Pence, who had been one of Trumps most servile enablers, penned a lengthy letter to Congress on Wednesday that refused to submit to the presidents demands that he reject Bidens victory.

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It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not, Pence wrote.

Inhofe, who also had been a steadfast Trump supporter, also told the newspaper the president could have done more to help control the insurrectionists.

Trump only put out one statement that Im aware of, Inhofe said. This was really a riot. He should have shown more disdain for the rioters. I dont want to say he should have apologized thats not exactly accurate but he should have expressed more disdain.