Mike Pence claims that he and Donald Trump still have conflicting views on the January 6 Capitol riots.
According to The Sun, the former Vice President touched on the deadly protests while speaking to a group of fellow conservatives at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee in New Hampshire on Thursday, June 3.
Pence reportedly told those at the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner: "January 6 was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol."
He continued:
"You know, President Trump and I have spoken many times since we left office, and I don’t know if we’ll ever see eye to eye about that day.
"But I will always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years."
Following a standing ovation from roughly 360 conservative attendees, Pence went on to assert that Republicans should not allow Democrats to use the insurrection to "distract our attention from a new administration intent on further dividing our country".
On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump supporters breached the Capitol building in Washington D.C. and interrupted the Congressional affirmation of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 US presidential elections.
Once inside, the mob clashed with riot police, forcing Pence, a number of other politicians, and several journalists, to flee the scene. Five people, including a police officer, died as a direct result of the civil disorder.
A video later emerged on social media showing the former Vice President and his family fleeing the scene. Protestors could be heard chanting: "Hang Mike Pence" and "Bring out Pence".
Take a look at this video of Pence fleeing the Capitol in the midst of the riots:Trump was accused by many of inciting the violence in an incendiary speech made to a larger gathering of his supporters prior to the riots.
In it, the former POTUS repeatedly insisted without evidence that the Democrat party was guilty of voter fraud and that Joe Biden had stolen the election.
Per CNN, as recently as May 15, Trump has blamed Pence for not overturning the election result in a statement circulated by his Save America PAC.
