in a forceful and uncharacteristic rebuke, former mike pence called out his former boss by name. >> i heard this week president trump said i had the right to overturn the election. but president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people, and the american people alone. and frankly, there is no idea more unamerican than the notion that any one person could choose the american president. >> once trump loyalists have backed the former vice president's words and echo his sentiment. >> i think that the actions the vice president took on january 6th spoke loudly. and i'm glad he's finally put words to it. i don't know why it took him so long, but i'm glad that he did. >> cnn anchor in chief national