Lawmakers from both parties and different ideologies came together on Monday morning to mourn Colin Powell, the towering military and diplomatic figure who died after contracting COVID-19 while while undergoing treatment for blood cancer.
I just spoke with Vice President Pence. He is a genuinely fine and decent man, Robert O Brien
I just spoke with Vice President Pence. He is a genuinely fine and decent man. He exhibited courage today as he did at the Capitol on 9/11 as a Congressman. I am proud to serve with him. Robert C. O Brien (@robertcobrien) January 6, 2021
The tweet in support of Pence amounted to something of an implicit rebuke of Trump from one of his most loyal aides.
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Pence presided over a joint session of Congress on Wednesday afternoon to count the electoral votes certified by the states to affirm Joe Biden