Ex-Pence chief of staff thinks Jamie Raskin made a solid point during DNC speech
During his Democratic Convention speech on Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) pointed to former Vice President Mike Pence as a warning to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) about the perils of working for former President Donald Trump.
Specifically, Raskin addressed Vance during his speech to let him know that he may not know what he really signed up for when he agreed to be Trump's running mate.
"Do you understand why there was a sudden job opening for running mate on the GOP ticket?" Raskin asked. "They tried to kill your predecessor. They tried to kill him because he would not follow Trump's plan to destroy and nullify the votes of millions of Americans."
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Speaking to MSNBC on Tuesday, former Pence chief of staff Marc Short hemmed and hawed around but ultimately agreed with the assessment.
"Well, look, I'll always be proud of Vice President Pence's stance on Jan. 6th," said Short. "I think he stood for the Constitution, as he should have. And I think the reality is that more Republicans should have acknowledged the danger that we faced on Jan. 6th."
He lamented that Democrats are using the issue as a political talking point in attacking Trump.
"But too many, I think, Republicans have embraced the notion that Jan. 6th was simply a hoax when, in fact, it wasn't," he said.
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