Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed what he and his former boss, President-elect Donald Trump, said to each other in their first meeting since leaving the White House in 2021.
The once and future commander in chief, 78, had a brief exchange and shook hands with his ex-veep en route to his seat at former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, Thursday.
“He greeted me when he came down the aisle. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, Mr. President,’ and he said, ‘Thanks, Mike,’” Pence told Christianity Today during a podcast interview.
Pence, 65, said he was glad to speak to Trump, with whom he has had icy relations since the 2020 election controversy, in which the former president blamed his loss on his veep for certifying the results on Jan. 6, 2021, in his capacity as head of the Senate.
During the certification, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, with many chanting, “Hang Mike Pence.”
“The opportunity to speak to the president yesterday is something that I appreciated, I welcomed,” Pence told the outlet. “I’ve really been blessed at how much I’ve heard