1 UNITED STATES
Pence: Trump put me in danger in Capitol attack
Mike Pence offered a rebuke of his one-time boss Donald Trump, saying history will hold the former president accountable for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Pence, then vice-president, was in the Capitol when thousands of Trump supporters breached the building in an attempt to stop Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.
Throughout the siege, Trump sent several tweets, one calling on Republicans to “fight”. He also criticised Pence for certifying the results. Some rioters chanted: “Hang Mike Pence.” A makeshift gallows was erected outside. Pence was spirited to safety by Secret Service agents.
Last Saturday at the Gridiron dinner in Washington, Pence told guests: “President Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election, and his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know that history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”
Pence is now considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 – against Trump, the clear leader in polling.
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2 GERMANY
Hamburg shooting brings ‘lax’ gun laws into focus
Gun laws in Germany, where weapon ownership is among the highest in Europe, could be tightened after last week’s mass shooting in which seven people, including an unborn child, were killed in
