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Mike Pence: “I was determined to stay at my post. I told the Secret Service that I was not leaving the capitol. I didn't want to give…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2022
I was determined to stay at my post. I told the Secret Service that I was not leaving the capitol. I didn't want to give those people the site of a 16-car motorcade speeding away from the capitol that day.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Mike Pence reflects on his determination to remain at the Capitol during the January 6th riots.

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