The pairing helped shore up Trump’s standing among evangelical voters in 2016, and Pence remained a staunch supporter of the president throughout his term. Instead of being the likeliest heir to Trump’s legacy, however, Pence has faced backlash from the former president’s most fervent backers after Pence fulfilled his legal obligation to formally certify Biden’s win. Rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to thwart that certification chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” after Trump wrongly insisted that Pence could block the election results from being finalized. Days earlier, Pence was met with a hail of boos and shouts of “traitor!” when speaking at a conservative Christian conference. AdvertisementRobert Ford, a retired dentist from Simi Valley, said he supported the policies of the Trump-Pence administration but thought Trump’s behavior was self-destructive.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 25, 2021 02:37 UTC