Mike Pence meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office for the first time since the MAGA riots where they agreed rioters broke the law and pledged to work for the country during their last days in office
- Donald Trump and Mike Pence met on Monday night for the first time since riots
- The two men had reportedly not spoken in five days following the insurrection
- Crowds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol calling for Pence to be hanged
- Pence was ushered into a secure part of the Congress but Trump never called
- Monday night they had what a senior official described as a good conversation
- The two men ‘reflected on the last four years’ and the week ahead
- Both concluded that the rioters ‘do not represent the America First movement’
- Meeting is seen as a sign that Pence will not proceed with the 25th Amendment
Mike Pence and Donald Trump met in the Oval Office on Monday night in a bid to repair their deeply-damaged relationship, which had been shredded by Wednesday’s rioting.
Trump on Wednesday unleashed his followers on Pence, accusing his vice president of failing to support him in his bid to overthrow the election.
A mob of MAGA-hatted rioters stormed the Capitol and roamed the corridors calling for Pence to hang. A gallows was even set up outside Congress.
One high-profile Trump supporter, attorney Lin Wood, praised by Trump for doing ‘good work’ on election fraud, called for Pence to face the firing squad.
Yet on Monday evening Pence, who reportedly did not speak to Trump during or after the insurrection, was at the White House for a meeting described by aides as cordial.
Mike Pence, pictured with Trump in the Oval Office in September, met the president Monday
Fox News’ White House correspondent, John Roberts, reported that a senior administration official said: ‘The two had a good conversation, discussing the week ahead and reflecting on the last four years of the administration’s work and accomplishments.’
The official said that the two men united in their contempt for the rioters, disowning those who stormed the Capitol.
‘They reiterated that those who broke the law and stormed the Capitol last week do not represent the America First movement backed by 75 million Americans, and pledged to continue the work on behalf of the country for the remainder of their term.’
Trump on Wednesday told his followers to ‘fight’ to ‘persuade’ Pence to block Biden’s election
A mass of Trump supporters left his rally on Wednesday and headed straight for the Capitol