President Trump has not spoken to Vice President Mike Pence since last week’s violent riot at the Capitol, according to NBC Senior Washington Correspondent Hallie Jackson.
While appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd asked Jackson where the relationship between Trump and Pence stood.
“In a nutshell, Chuck, it’s not good,” said Jackson.
“I have learned from a source familiar with this that not only did President Trump not reach out to Vice President Pence, as the events of Wednesday unfolded — and remember the vice president was in a secure location with, by the way, members of his family, his wife, his daughter his brother had all come to be in attendance — but I’m told that the president has not called Vice President Pence since then.”
NEW: @HallieJackson reports that President Trump "has not called Vice President Pence" since Wednesday. #MTP
Jackson: "It is a striking detail and I think it reflects … how acrimonious [their relationship] has become." pic.twitter.com/D3yqub1085
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 10, 2021
When pro-Trump supporters broke into the Capitol on Wednesday, Pence was swiftly moved to a secure location. According to reports, the vice president did not leave the Capitol at any time during the riots.
Footage of the Capitol breach released afterward showed rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” apparently stemming from his decision to not intervene in changing the results of the presidential election.
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Trump has not contacted Pence since storming of Capitol: report https://t.co/jn6MyqVfVN pic.twitter.com/JQphEqzBi4
— The Hill (@thehill) January 10, 2021
Senators have told me how they make jokes about Trump amongst themselves. But they never did around Pence b/c he was so loyal he wouldn’t tolerate hearing unkind words about Trump. This week Trump unleashed a lynch mob chanting “Hang Mike Pence” and Trump hasn’t even called him.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 11, 2021
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