Pence mentioned on X that he and his spouse Karen “are praying for his full restoration and for these misplaced and injured on this horrific assault”.
The previous vice chairman was amongst Trump’s most loyal supporters till the occasions of January 6, 2021, when in defiance of his boss he refused to dam the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory, and indignant Trump backers swarmed the US Capitol, some calling for Pence’s head.
Pence later accused the billionaire of endangering his life and his household’s via his inflammatory rhetoric forward of the assault on the Capitol.
A Christian evangelical, Pence additional angered his former boss throughout this yr’s Republican primaries by briefly working towards him.
Supporters of the previous president now view Pence as a traitor, and Trump, who is anticipated quickly to announce his alternative of a working mate, has dominated out any prospect of turning once more to the previous Indiana governor.
