Pence reached his limit with Trump. It wasn't pretty 13 Jan, 2021 07:59 PM 10 minutes to read US President Donald Trump releases video after impeachment. Video / The White House New York Times By: Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni After four years of tongue-biting silence that critics say enabled the president's worst instincts, the vice president would not yield to the pressure and name-calling from his boss. For Vice President Mike Pence, the moment of truth had arrived. After three years and 11 months of navigating the treacherous waters of President Donald Trump's ego, after all the tongue-biting, pride-swallowing moments where he employed strategic silence or florid flattery to stay in his boss' good graces, there he was being cursed by the president.