Former US Vice President Mike Pence said yesterday that he had no authority to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, denying former President Trump’s claim that he might have refused to recognize Mr. Biden’s victory.
“I heard this week that former President Trump had the authority to overturn the election results,” Pence said at an event in Orlando, Florida, in a statement issued by Trump on January 30. Mention. “Former President Trump is wrong. I didn’t have the right to overturn the election results. The president’s duties belong to the people, only for the people,” he said.
It is believed that Pence might also be a candidate in the 2012 presidential election, which Trump hints at the possibility of running.
Original title:Pence Says Trump Was Wrong to Say He Could Have Overturned Vote(excerpt)