Donald Trump launched a brazen new attack on Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, claiming she mistreated Mike Pence.
“She is a mean person,” the former president said on Fox News. “The way she treated Mike Pence was appalling.”
It's not clear what he was referring to, but it may have been the 2020 vice presidential debate. It was a relatively tame affair best remembered for a fly landing on Pence's head, but one line that stood out was when Pence interrupted Harris and she pushed back.
“Mr. Vice President, I am speaking,” she said. “I am speaking.”
Trump threw a tantrum the next morning, calling Harris a “monster,” “horrible” and “completely unpleasant.”
Trump's critics were quick to point out that his own treatment of Pence was far worse.
On January 6, 2021, Trump sent his supporters to the Capitol to try to stop the certification of the election. There, they built a gallows and chanted “hang Mike Pence” as they stormed the building, sending lawmakers — including Pence — fleeing.
Witnesses later told the House committee investigating the riot that Trump expressed support for the people who chanted “hang Mike Pence.”
In the same interview on Sunday, Trump attacked Harris for her “vile behavior” and “violence” toward Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over her tough questions during his confirmation hearings in 2018.
But it was Trump's claims about Pence that caused his critics of X to fire back:
He tried to have Pence assassinated. That's hard to top.
— WarMonitor 🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@TheWarMonitor) September 2, 2024
You thought what Kamala did was horrible, you're going to want to sit down when I tell you how his former boss treated him. It's a doozy. https://t.co/N3pEICBf4T
— YS (@NYinLA2121) September 2, 2024
Bruh…. This asshole had his fanatical and traitorous supporters chanting “Hang Mike Pence” while they were actively looking for Mike Pence in the Capitol… gimme a goddamn break https://t.co/LprKrtorwS
— Channing Holland (@ChanninHolland) September 2, 2024
THIS WAS SAID JUST AS LOUD ON PLANET EARTH.
Up is down. War is peace. Etc.
What I find *most insane* about this story is that I think he's so insane that he somehow thinks this is real AND doesn't think he or his cult members mistreated Mike Pence. https://t.co/cLIf3rJbNP
— Spiro's Spirit (@AntiToxicPeople) September 2, 2024
Let's not FORGET… Pence refused to get into the Secret Service car on January 6th… because he KNEW Trump had plans for him.
— Charli Huxley (@ImKnotTheOne) September 2, 2024
