Donald Trump, the
former US president whose supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 this
year, said that the chants of “hang Mike Pence” by his supporters was
understandable because they were angry that the election hadn’t been overturned.
Trump’s comments came to light after the audio of an interview with the former
president was released on Friday.

The interview from
which the comments made the news were from journalist Jonathan Karl’s upcoming
book, “Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show”. The excerpt was reported by
NBC News.

As per the
recording, Donald Trump was asked if he was worried about his deputy Vice
President Mike Pence when the Capitol was attacked by Trump supporters. To this
Donald Trump replied, “I thought he was well-protected, and I had heard that he
was in good shape.”

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At this point,
journalist Jonathan Karl reiterated for the then-president that the rioters
were calling for Mike Pence to be killed, “they said, ‘hang Mike Pence’, he said.”
To that, Donald Trump said, “It’s common sense, Jon. It’s common sense that you’re
supposed to protect. How can you, if you know a vote is fraudulent, right, how
can you pass a fraudulent vote to Congress?”

Republican
President Donald Trump lost the US presidential elections to Democratic nominee
and former Vice President Joe Biden last year. Following his defeat, Trump
refused to accept the results of the poll, claiming that the election had been
stolen. However, after a year since making the claims, Trump has not managed to
provide any evidence for his allegations.

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The subject about
Vice President Mike Pence arose because according to the US Constitution,
Pence, who is the president of the Senate, was required to oversee the opening
of the envelopes of certified electoral voters from all 50 states and
Washington DC.

While this process
was underway, Donald Trump was addressing his supporters near the White House
where he said, “I hope Mike is going to the right thing. If Mike Pence does the
right thing, we win the election.”