{"id":23617,"date":"2025-11-19T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=23617"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:07:24","slug":"mike-pence-uses-cnn-hit-to-attack-trump-hegseth-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=23617","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence Uses CNN Hit To Attack Trump, Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Vice President Mike Pence is still trying to remain relevant within the GOP by criticizing his former boss, but this approach does not seem likely to endear him to the MAGA world.<\/p>\n

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During an interview on CNN, anchor Kate Bolduan asked Pence about President Donald Trump\u2019s recent moves with Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

Pence said he supported Trump\u2019s tougher approach toward Putin, which he ascribed to the GOP\u2019s \u201cisolationists\u201d losing momentum with the president after criticizing Trump\u2019s assault on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n

Bolduan finally switched the topic to recent CNN reporting that Pete Hegseth had unilaterally halted arms supplies to Ukraine in response to escalating Russian attacks. In recent days, Trump has been questioned about who blocked the weapons shipments, telling CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Below is a transcript of the exchange:<\/p>\n

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BOLDUAN: \u201cI saw you almost shake your head in disbelief at what the reporting has been, which is, today we learned that U.S. weapons shipments are starting back up to Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Pence: \u201cRight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

BOLDUAN: \u201cBut this comes after the reporting is that the Pentagon paused shipments on some weapons, signed off on by the Secretary of Defense, without the knowledge, without informing the president of the United States. The idea that a decision that big was made without getting the approval of, or even informing the president of the United States, does that make any sense to you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pence: \u201cWell, look, when \u2014 when you\u2019ve served at the level I\u2019ve served at, it\u2019s a big government. And a lot of people in your agencies and in departments are making decisions all the time. But that one was troubling to me. And my bet is it\u2019s very troubling to the president. I \u2014 my expectation is that he\u2019ll get to the bottom of it. He will \u2014 he will find out who initiated that decision. But the most important thing is that he reversed it. And \u2014 and \u2014 and made it clear in a phone call with President Zelenskyy last Friday that the \u2014 the support is going to continue to come. Now, I \u2014 I will say, and I say respectfully to the president, if he\u2019s looking on, this isn\u2019t just about defensive weapons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

BOLDUAN: \u201cRight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Pence: \u201cWe\u2019ve got to continue to provide President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian military with the offensive capability, as well as, you know, the kind of support against aerial assaults.\u00a0<\/em>That will allow them to achieve a real peace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

WATCH:<\/p>\n