Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed his transient trade with President-elect Trump, which was caught on digital camera at former President Carter’s state funeral.
The pair haven’t been seen publicly collectively since leaving the White Home in disagreement over the 2020 election outcomes. On the service on the Nationwide Cathedral, Pence stood as much as shake Trump’s hand, they usually appeared to trade pleasantries.
Former second girl Karen Pence, who was seated subsequent to her husband, didn’t arise or acknowledge Trump.
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In an interview with Christianity In the present day, Pence stated he “welcomed” the chance to talk with Trump.
“He greeted me when he came down the aisle. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, Mr. President,’ and he said, ‘Thanks, Mike,’” Pence stated.
Former Vice President Al Gore, left, watches as former Vice President Mike Pence, heart, shakes fingers with President-elect Trump earlier than a state funeral service for former President Carter on the Washington Nationwide Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP through Getty Photographs)
Pence additionally recalled one in every of his last conversations with Trump in 2021, when he instructed Trump he would proceed to wish for him. Trump responded, “Don’t bother,” the outlet reported.
“I said, ‘You know, there’s probably two things that we’re never going to agree on. … We’re probably never going to agree on what my duty was under the Constitution on Jan. 6.’ And then I said, ‘And I’m never going to stop praying for you,’” Pence instructed Christianity In the present day. “And he said, ‘That’s right, Mike, don’t ever change.’”
He stated he stored his phrase.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks earlier than former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, at a marketing campaign occasion, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)
Whereas the 2 appeared to stay cordial on the service for Carter, Pence instructed the outlet he doesn’t suppose Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the proper match to handle Well being and Human Providers and was involved about former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard serving as nationwide intelligence director.
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