Donald Trump Says Mike Pence Responsible For Capitol Riots: 'You Can Blame Him'

A day after Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 insurrection, the former president hit back, saying the deadly attack was his former vice-president's fault.

What Happened: Trump, on a flight to Iowa for a campaign appearance, told the media that "you can blame" Pence for the Capitol riots, reported The Guardian.

"Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn't have had a problem with Jan. 6, so in many ways, you can blame him for Jan. 6," Trump said.

https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/03...sponsible-for-capitol-riots-you-can-blame-him

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It is a slow but steady slide of a man into madness.

That there are still people who admire this man and want him to occupy the highest office is further proof that democracy is in danger in this country.

And what about Pence, who still prefers to stay in a party where thousands of its members want him dead rather than serve the interests of justice.

The GOP has turned into a madhouse.

 

He will eventually blame his supporters for not hanging Mike Pence. "They were all talk, and no action".

 

Its the old "he was disobedient and made me do it" line.

 

The typical Donald Trump thinking, he is not responsible for anything but wants to take the credit for everything.

I don't blame Pence for that day. I blamed the 1000 or so people that rioted that day. Pure and simple.

 

Yep, when Mike Pence was told that he needed to be Trump's seditious conspiracy lynch pin and fall guy. He balked and had no choice but to save his own ass. Such a pillar Mike! Trump's right to blame him...p***y Mike.

 

To my knowledge, this is the first time in the history of this country that a politician has succeeded in installing such a parallel reality and that he is blindly followed by so many people.

We often talk about the historical mistakes of the installation of fascism in Germany, Russia or Italy, but the US came very close to following their example.

 

Can it be that there will come a point that the Orange Stain sycophants will cry "enough" ? Naaaaahhhhhh. I've never seen such a group with the ability to suspend
disbelief in their lemming-like charge off the cliff of sanity.

 

Trump. Kind of a real big jerk.

 

Every time Biden addresses a crisis (on his watch) he ALWAYS blames others (specifically Trump). Maybe Trump is just following Joe's example of leadership. Blame others for your flaws.

 

be a shame if sometime happened to your shop

course that means if you don't do what I say..... it's mobster mentality

 

Somehow I missed that Biden had anything to do with the OP.
You are an example of what is being discussed. Thanks for your insightful input!

 

Comparison is a very useful tool when having a debate. Everyone uses analogies. Do you complain about that also?

 

it's really sad to watch

 

He's literally blaming him for failing to break the law on his behalf. ****ing psychopath.

 

If you actually took the time to consider what I said you would see that I did indeed discuss Trump. I didn't say he was right. I merely pointed out that he's not alone in the blame game.

 

Maybe he isn't alone in blaming others, but Trump is certainly the king of it. This is just another example of a POTUS that still acts like a petulant child.

That said, we can also discuss why Trump is calling 1/6 riots, because he usually calls them good people and 1/6 was peaceful.

Your deflection to Biden is all Trump junk talk again. Maybe if his supporters just once held him accountable, we wouldn't be in this argument.

 

I'll keep that in mind when I bring Trump up in a discussion about something Biden did.
I actually agree that comparison is a very useful tool, in fact, some posters here are useful tools...........
Did you like that analogy?

 

When it comes to SVB, that is the CEO of that bank to blame.

When it comes to inflation, no one is to blame. There were a lot of factors involved that were outside the purview of the President and would still have happened if Trump was President instead of Biden.

But hey, if it makes you feel better, when you soil yourself, blame China for all of that. When you get a speeding ticket, blame China for that. When you get a flat tire, blame China for that. It's easy to blame someone you dislike, dispise, etc. Hitler did that. He blamed all the Jews for German's economic trouble. GOP wants to blame immigrants, China, LGBTQ, and other groups for all the problems in this country. It is the same, old tired argument that was no different than Nazi Germany.

 

You'll have to be careful about how you reference other posters of PF. It can get you in trouble.

You can disagree all you want about making comparisons, but the fact of the matter is we as human beings do it all the time in RL. It's a useful tool of life.

 

Oh good god man! (Remember that? ) Politicians run on the basis of what they are going to do to turn the economy around if elected. If they can take credit for doing that then they are at blame when they don't. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

You know darn well that Biden blames everyone but himself for what ails our country. Trump did it also which I don't deny. The difference is I won't attack one politician while ignoring that the other does the same thing for which he is being attacked.

 

I'm not disagreeing with you, in fact, I agree, but have been chastised enough on this board for bringing up Trump when the conversation is about something else to the point that I don't mention Trump unless the topic is specifically about that.
I don't recall that you individually have done that.
So, back to the original topic, Trump, just like Biden and most of us, blamed someone else for his mishaps.
I think that Trump does this a lot more than average, in fact, he does it as a default position. He NEVER takes responsibility for anything he views negative, whereas much better leaders like Biden and Obama have taken the heat when needed. One of the total failures of Trump.
At least Biden had the gonads to take responsibility for pulling out of Afghanistan, where Trump just ran his mouth, set the next person up for failure, and then set his mouth it motion criticizing those who had the guts to do what he wouldn't.
Biden is not a "the top of his game", as his best days are long in the past. But, he is a far cry better of a leader than Donald Trump, and making comparisons between the two is only making Trump look worse.
And I should apologize, I'm glad you brought up Biden in a thread about Trump. Thank you!

 

I gave you an opportunity to praise him by comparing him to Trump. YW.

 

Useful?

 

Nothing is ever Trump’s fault. Just ask him.

 

Mostly everyone concurs that 1/6 was a riot, and the evidence largely goes in that direction. The ones who said otherwise(insurrection, domestic terrorism, etc) needed to do so for one reason and one reason only: Propping up the Biden Administration. 1/6 was the ultimate gift to Democrats. We can only be thankful they didn't entirely go the way of the Enabling Act, and decided instead for politically isolating their opponents.

(Not without trying though, AOC famously had an enemy's list drawn up.). 1/6 was not a political event, it was a sad tragedy of misguided Americans deceived by a man they trusted, turned political because it was the opportunity Democrats had been waiting for. It's not a 9/11 type event, there should be no remembrance of the event(in the same way, no one holds a Kent State anniversary). It's a sober event that should be forgotten.