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Trump’s former vice president also called the administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund “deeply offensive.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s second administration has “departed” from traditional conservative principles.

Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president from 2017 to 2021, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the administration is no longer committed to “the conservative agenda that has defined the Republican Party since the days of Ronald Reagan, and before that an agenda of American leadership, limited government, free market economics, the right to life.”

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

He's wrong, of course. Trump is the purest expression of conservative principles we've ever seen.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 28 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Reactionary, exclusionary, hateful. What higher conservative principles are there right?

[–] oleastre@social.trom.tf 5 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 4 points 55 minutes ago

Not all of them, but far too many to be a coincidence for sure.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 6 points 51 minutes ago

Trump says all the quiet things out loud. The things you'd hear at the country club and black tie events. Things that Mike Pence thinks but won't say out loud, even though most of his conservative brethren have been since Trump made it acceptable.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

He's unpopular, which Republicans will insist means he's not conservative enough

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

Took "I got mine" to the next level.

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 57 minutes ago (1 children)

He's the purest representation of right-wing principles we have seen. That's not the same thing as conservative. A conservative position opposes all change - including change to the right. So I'd say that Pence is right.

If anything, the Democrats are the more conservative party right now, and the MAGA Republicans are trying to move the country further to the right. I still don't think that a conservative position is good, but it's better than a fascist position.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 7 points 46 minutes ago

This has never been what "conservative" means in practice. You can go right back to the father of Conservativism, Edmund Burke, and you'll find a consistent pattern of being gleefully willing to destroy and tear down anything that gets in the way of their core goal; preventing the enfranchisement of the disenfranchised.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago

It's weird that it took you so long to speak out. They tried to hang you Mike. You're a spineless soulless amoral fuck regardless, but dude, come the fuck on

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This loser enabled all of it and only got cold feet when the mob came for him.

Now we’re supposed to sympathize with his milquetoast denials? Show me a shred of actual resistance to the fascist hell you helped create.

I don’t care if the MAGAs do hang Mike Pence.

[–] gh0stb4tz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 hour ago

It’s also thanks to this asshole that we have a lot of the conservative federal judges that we do across the country. Fuck this Christian Nationalist piece of shit.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 5 points 58 minutes ago

Evangelicals are cancer

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 14 minutes ago

They have departed from any kind of principles. The administration is focused on corruption and grifting.

[–] DrMartinu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Ronald Reagan was a actor, not at all a factor

Just an employee of the country's real masters

Just like the Bushes, Clinton and Obama

Just another talking head telling lies on teleprompters

If you don't believe the theory, then argue with this logic

Why did Reagan and Obama both go after Gaddafi?

We invaded sovereign soil, going after oil

Taking countries is a hobby paid for by the oil lobby

Same as in Iraq and Afghanistan

And Ahmadinejad say they coming for Iran

They only love the rich and how they loathe the poor

If I say any more they might be at my door

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

You're going to get so many people in here screaming and crying about you being a Tankie.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 minutes ago

It's been an hour and it seems like people agree with them

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 hour ago

the leaning tower of shit has never had any 'principles', conservative or otherwise---except those that fill his bank accounts with other peoples' money.

[–] corbindallas@fedinsfw.app 1 points 31 minutes ago

fly attracting shitburger.

they are exactly rapeublican and CONservative grifts. this is exactly how it was fucking setup you biggoted homophobe ass livking trump sucker. you fucked indiana, you fucked the office of the vp, you probably fucked children

FUCKING DIE YOU ANCIENT PILED FUCKING LOOSER CUNT

DIE

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago

Wait till he sees the 10 commandments. Quite the deviation there too.

[–] homes@piefed.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Would you like a glass of water with that jar of mayo?