Republican senator won’t condemn Trump for defending chants of ‘Hang Mike Pence’
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5RX4D)
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A senior Senate Republican refused four times on Sunday to condemn Donald Trump for defending supporters who chanted Hang Mike Pence" during the deadly assault on the US Capitol on 6 January.
Trump made the comments about his vice-president, who did not yield to pressure to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, in an interview with ABC's chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Karl.
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