Trump 'wrong' to say election could be overturned: Mike Pence
The Hindu
His latest comments marked his most forceful rebuttal of Trump to date
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Mr Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.”
In a speech to the conservative Federalist Society in Florida, Mr Pence addressed Mr Trump's intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that he could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
“President Trump is wrong,” Mr Pence said. “I had no right to overturn the election.” While Mr Pence in the past has defended his actions on Jan. 6 and said that he and Mr Trump will likely never see “eye to eye” on what happened that day, the remarks Friday marked his most forceful rebuttal of Mr Trump to date.