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Hurt feelings and anger linger between Donald Trump and Mike Pence as administration nears end
They were never a natural fit —the straight-laced evangelical and the brash reality TV star.
Key points:
- Mr Pence was left feeling “hurt” and “upset” by pressuring phone calls from Mr Trump
- Mr Trump tried to pressure Mr Pence to use powers he did not have to overturn election results
- Mr Pence instead released a letter to Congress stating that he could not reject electoral votes
But for more than four years, President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence made their marriage of political convenience work.
Now, in the last days of their administration, each has felt betrayed by the other.
It’s part of the fallout from an extraordinary 24-hour stretch in which Mr Pence openly defied Mr Trump and a mob of violent supporters incensed by Mr…
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