Ex-Vice President Michael PenceOn Friday, he said his former boss, the ex-President Donald TrumpIt is wrong to say that he could have reversed the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election.

Trump is incorrect. He said that he had no authority to reverse the election in his speech to the Federalist Society. There are members in our party that believe, as the presiding Officer over the joint session Congress, I had the unilateral authority to refuse Electoral College vote rejections.

“The presidency belongs solely to the American People,” he said. The idea that one individual could elect the American president is unAmerican.

Pence’s words are some of the most harsh language ever used against Trump by his former vice-president. Trump has repeated lies about Joe Biden winning the 2020 election. Pence made these comments just days after Trump attacked him for not overturning the 2020 election results when Congress counted states’ votes.

In a Sunday statement, Trump stated that the ongoing effort by Congress to amend legislation that would prohibit the vice-president from overturning results of an election are proof that Pence used to have the power.

Trump said earlier that Mike Pence was entitled to modify the outcome.

Both men could be contenders for Republican nomination 2024. They may face one another in future primaries.

Pence described Friday’s Jan. 6th 2021 events as “a dark moment in the United States Capitol’s history.” He said that hundreds of Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol and stopped the transfer of power to Biden.

Trump had put immense pressure on Pence prior to the riot and demanded that Pence do the right thing. He said that Pence should send “the electoral votes back to the states to be recertified” as he claimed that Pence will win the election “if he does the right things.” Pence insisted on rejecting the Electoral College votes and stated that he didn’t have the power to do so.

Pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol and chanted “Hang Mike Penne,” while others held a noose in front of the building. Trump later said that those protesters were justified, saying “It is common sense that it’s your duty to protect.” How can you — if you know a vote is fraudulent, right? — how can you pass on a fraudulent vote to Congress?”

Trump’s demand that Pence overturn the election led senators of both political parties to reconsider the Electoral Count Act of 1887. It outlines guidelines for resolving disputes in presidential elections and certifying the results.

These lawmakers will make it more difficult to contest results in the near future.

After Trump’s remarks, Sen. Susan Collins (a Maine Republican) said that Trump’s comments “underlined the necessity for us to revise Electoral Count Act” because of its confusion and ambiguity.

— CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger and Jacob Pramuk contributed reporting.

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