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20210604 Friday

Be pitted against 対抗させられる

 He has been reluctant to speak out about Jan. 6., a day on which he was pitted against the Constitution by his former running mate. Trump, having bought into and stoked debunked claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen by now-President Joe Biden, repeatedly pressured Pence to use the congressional counting of the Electoral College votes on Jan. 6 to overturn the result. 

At odds over 半目している

Former Vice President Mike Pence broke his silence about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Thursday, revealing that he and former President Donald Trump are still at odds over the event.

Stun 唖然とさせる

Mike Pence stuns audience by breaking his silence about Trump and the Capitol insurrection

https://www.alternet.org/2021/06/mike-pence-jan-6/

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