Former Vice President Mike Pence was in Des Moines on Saturday, hours after former President Donald Trump announced that he expects to be arrested Tuesday. discussion with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. After the event, Pence spoke to reporters about Trump’s claim that he will be arrested because of the investigation into hush money payments to women who claimed they had a sexual encounter with the former president. President of the United States is deeply troubling to me, as it is to tens of millions of Americans. In particular, what’s happening in what appears to be a politically charged environment, in New York, where the attorney general and other elected officials literally campaigned on a promise to impeach the former president,” Pence said. “No one is above the law. . I’m sure President Trump can take care of himself.” While Trump has encouraged people to protest, Pence called for calm. “We respect the right of Americans to have their voices heard and to express frustration over what appears to be This may be a politically motivated prosecution of the former president, but we want to send a very clear message that violence will not be tolerated and that anyone who engages in violence will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Pence said. Pence has not officially announced a run for the White House.
Former Vice President Mike Pence was in Des Moines on Saturday, hours after former President Donald Trump announced that he expects to be arrested Tuesday.
Pence, who is considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, was in Iowa for a foreign policy discussion with Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.
After the event, Pence spoke to reporters about Trump’s claim that he will be arrested because of the investigation into hush money payments to women who claimed to have had sexual encounters with the former president.
“The idea of ​​impeaching a former president of the United States worries me deeply, as it does for tens of millions of Americans. In particular, it is happening in what appears to be a politically charged environment, in New York, where the attorney general and other Elected officials literally campaigned on the promise of impeaching the former president,” Pence said. “No one is above the law. I’m sure President Trump can take care of himself.”
While Trump has encouraged people to protest, Pence called for calm.
“We respect the right of Americans to make their voices heard and to express their frustration at what appears to be a politically motivated prosecution of the former president. But we want to send a very clear message that violence will not be tolerated and that anyone who engaged in acts of violence would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Pence said.
Pence has not officially announced a run for the White House.
