Pence rebukes Trump’s stance on Jan. 6: Idea of overturning election results is ‘un-American’

Mike Pence late Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that his vice president had the power to overturn the 2020 election results when he presided at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

The former vice president’s remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, were the closest he’s come to rebuking his former boss as seeks to praise the “MAGA” agenda while defending himself from Trump acolytes who think the official results were bogus.

“There are those in our party who believe that in my position as presiding officer over the joint session that I possess the authority to reject or return electoral votes certified by the states, but the Constitution provides the vice president with no such authority,” Mr. Pence said. “Truth is, there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president.”