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Trump Attacked Pence on Twitter Minutes After Learning VP Was Evacuated from Capitol

HeadlineFeb 11, 2021

House impeachment managers also revealed that on January 6 Trump sent out a tweet attacking Vice President Pence just minutes after Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama told the president on the phone that Pence had to be evacuated from the Capitol due to the riots. Democrats also revealed protest organizers did not initially have a permit to march from their rally site on January 6, but the White House intervened to make sure people could march to the Capitol.

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