Pence Helping Biden Make Transition Normal. Their Cooperation Is Risky That comes after Pence last Thursday called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to congratulate her, offering her Air Force Two to travel to the inauguration, a courtesy Biden extended to Pence four years ago.
Updated: January 18, 2021 7:36 am IST
Joe Biden and Mike Pence are haltingly cooperating to shore up the traditional exchange of power.
When Vice President Mike Pence takes his seat near Joe Biden at the inauguration on Wednesday, he will be symbolically turning his back on President Donald Trump s baseless assertion of a stolen election and creating the powerful image of a peaceful transfer of power - an image his boss has sought to upend.
Pence is helping Biden make the transition more normal. But their cooperation has risks for each. Annie Linskey
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Replay Video UP NEXT When Vice President Pence takes his seat near Joe Biden at the inauguration on Wednesday, he will be symbolically turning his back on President Trump’s baseless assertion of a stolen election and creating the powerful image of a peaceful transfer of power an image his boss has sought to upend. That comes after Pence last Thursday called Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris to congratulate her, offering her Air Force Two to travel to the inauguration, a courtesy Biden extended to Pence four years ago. Most dramatically, Pence on Jan. 6 rejected efforts to disrupt Congress’s certification of the election results, making him the target of a violent mob as he formalized Biden’s win.
Pence is helping Biden make the transition more normal - but their cooperation has risks for each
Annie Linskey, The Washington Post
Jan. 17, 2021
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Vice President Mike Pence, presiding over Congress s affirmation of the election results on Jan. 6, passes a document to a staffer.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary
When Vice President Mike Pence takes his seat near Joe Biden at the inauguration on Wednesday, he will be symbolically turning his back on President Donald Trump s baseless assertion of a stolen election and creating the powerful image of a peaceful transfer of power - an image his boss has sought to upend.
Pence is accepting Biden’s win in a way Trump has not, helping Biden solidify his transition to power. That benefits Biden and Pence for now, but a volatile political landscape lies ahead for both.