Mike Pence insisted he is still close with former President Donald Trump despite their disagreements about Jan. 6.
“You can’t spend almost five years in a political foxhole with somebody without developing a strong relationship,” the former vice president told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday.
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“Jan. 6 was a tragic day in the history of our Capitol building, but thanks to the efforts of Capitol Hill police [and] federal officials, the Capitol was secured,” Pence continued. “We finished our work, and the president and I sat down a few days later and talked through all of it. I can tell you that we parted amicably at the end of the administration, and we’ve talked a number of times since we both left office.”
Trump supporters turned on Pence when he certified the Electoral College votes that gave Joe Biden the presidency. Pence reportedly disapproved of Trump’s actions during the day that resulted in protesters breaking into the Capitol building. Trump has since publicly criticized Pence for certifying the vote, though the two say they keep in touch.
In the wide-ranging interview, Pence also slammed last month’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as an “example of what weak leadership means on the world stage.”
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“Weakness arouses evil, and there’s no question that the weakness evidenced by the [Biden] administration, I would say beginning when they were silent when thousands of rockets were rained down on our cherished ally Israel from Hamas,” Pence said. “That sent a signal into Afghanistan that we would not respond.”
He also blasted the Democrats’ “massive, big government socialist” spending bills.
