Donald Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, in his speech on January 6, 2021, the day the former president’s supporters stormed the Capitol, accused the Republican billionaire of “threatening his life” as well as “his family.” it is said in a fragment of an interview published on Sunday by American television ABC News, News.ro reports.

“The president’s words that day at the rally put my life, my family’s life and everyone in the Capitol building at risk,” Mike Pence said in an interview with ABC, referring to Donald Trump’s meeting with his supporters that preceded the attack. . about the US Congress.

Mike Pence, who was at the Capitol for the 2020 results, had to go into hiding, as did many congressmen from both parties.

Donald Trump refused to ask his supporters to leave the building on January 6 and even criticized his vice president in a tweet that he “didn’t have the guts to do what he had to do” by blocking the confirmation of the election results, fueling complaints from protesters.

“It made me angry,” Mike Pence said when asked about the tweet. “The president’s words were irresponsible, his actions were irresponsible,” he continued.

Presumptive presidential candidate Mike Pence will release his memoir on Tuesday, in which he talks about, among other things, the pressure he was put under to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

On the same day, Tuesday, Donald Trump may announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, despite the poor performance of Republicans in the Nov. 8 election, which many blame on the former president who supported too radical candidates.