Mike Pence Addresses National Guard Presence In D.C. After Disagreement With Trump On Jan. 6

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During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Former Vice President Mike Pence answered a question about President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

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00:00Before you go, sir, here in Washington, D.C., President Trump has deployed the National Guard

00:05and other federal troops, ostensibly in response to emergency of lawlessness and high crime in D.C.

00:11I am curious what goes through your mind when you see the president aggressively pushing out the

00:17National Guard when he didn't do so on January 6, 2021, as the Capitol was under attack, a mob was

00:24trying to lynch you and your family was in danger. Well, January 6 was a tragic day.

00:32But I know we did our duty that day, and I wish the president would have done more.

00:36But I welcome his decision to deploy the National Guard and essentially federalize

00:42the D.C. Police Department. I know that it's all now working in a very cooperative way.

00:49Jake, if the District of Columbia was actually a state, it would have the highest homicide rate in

00:56the country. And this is where our national government has to be able to operate, where

01:02tens of thousands of people, you included, work every day. I think it's important what the

01:08president is doing. I fully support it. And I think the American people welcome the president

01:14of taking decisive action to ensure the streets of our nation's capital are safe and also continues

01:20to provide resources across the country to make all of our cities and towns and communities safe.

01:26Former Vice President Mike Pence, thank you for joining us. Hope you and your family are thriving.

01:33Thank you. Thank you so much.

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