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‘You can blame him’: Trump shifts responsibility for January 6 on Pence

Trump speaks about education policy at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa on 13 March 2023.
Donald Trump speaks about education policy at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, on Monday. Photograph: Kamil Krzaczyński/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump on Monday responded to Mike Pence’s contention that history will hold him accountable for the January 6 attack on Congress, saying the deadly attack was his former vice-president’s fault.

“Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with January 6, so in many ways you can blame him for January 6,” Trump told reporters on a flight to Iowa for a campaign appearance.

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