Trump’s treatment of Pence angers conservatives

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President Trump’s targeting and failure to call off a mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol in search of Vice President Mike Pence has disturbed conservatives, administration colleagues, and allies of the vice president.

“They’re upset with the president for turning on many of them,” said a former Trump campaign official, and in particular, for pointing the finger at Pence after the vice president refused to discard electoral votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win, as Trump urged him to do repeatedly.

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