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Marion McKeone: Portrayal of Pence as White House hero ignores some inconvenient facts
The irony of Donald Trump’s loyal vice-president turning from craven sycophant into ‘steely, determined’ hero has not been lost on observers, least of all Republicans
One of the many unexpected ironies in the complex and multi-faceted tale of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is the Democratic-dominated committee’s beatification of Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s former vice-president.
Members of the committee charged with investigating the events of January have unanimously portrayed Pence as the hero of the hour – a selfless, courageous defender of democracy who thwarted Trump’s attempt to take a wrecking ball to the US constitution ...
