Pence: January 6 insurrection was the most difficult day of my public life

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In a CNN Town Hall, former Vice President Mike Pence said that the insurrection on January 6, 2021 was “the most difficult day of my public life” and hearing chants of “hang Mike Pence” angered him. CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins a late edition of AC360 and tells Anderson Cooper she thinks Pence is trying to walk the “finest of fine lines” by distancing himself from former President Trump for “what happened in the run up to and especially on January 6.” Plus, the search for the suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students is still on with questions about a motive still unanswered. CNN Correspondent Lucy Kafanov gives AC360 an update on the investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And welcome to a late edition of 360, joining us to talk about what you just heard.
0:04.4	See an Unchief political correspondent, Dana Bash joins me.
0:06.6	See an Unchief political correspondent, Abby Phillips.
0:08.7	See an Unchief political commentator on one-time campaign.
0:10.5	And advise you to the former president, David Urban, also conservative radio host, Eric
0:14.2	Erickson.
0:15.2	Dana, I'm wondering what you made of the former vice president tonight.
0:19.4	He is trying to walk the finest of fine lines, Anderson, by distancing himself, criticizing
0:27.8	the former president for what happened and the run up to, and especially on January
0:32.5	6th, not just for the country, but for him and his family personally.
0:37.2	But then embracing all of the policies that he believes will serve, will serve the country
0:43.8	well from his perspective.
0:45.3	But more importantly, for his political future, will serve him well if he does in fact decide
0:50.9	to run even though he wouldn't go there quite yet with Jake.
0:55.0	So it's for those who are looking for him to express his anger and not just say his anger
1:04.3	and there is a difference, you're not going to get that from Mike Pence.
1:07.7	It's just not who he is.
1:09.5	For those who are looking for somebody to embrace the former president more than he did, you're
1:16.0	also not going to get that.
1:17.3	So the question is, who is out there, who is who he is going to appeal to?
1:22.1	Because when you talk about Trump, there are very polarizing ideas and perspectives.
1:28.8	David, can you even imagine what it looks like, Mike Pence on a debate stage with the
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