Former Vice President Mike Pence calls Trump's Jan. 6 hostage rhetoric 'unacceptable'

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who repeated that he won't be endorsing former President Donald Trump, tells "Face the Nation" that Trump calling people arrested in connection to Jan. 6 as "hostages" is "unacceptable." "I think it's very unfortunate at a time that there are American hostages being held in Gaza," Pence said.

"Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted Nov. 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news.

[BuzyBeeABC]

Who in the hell wants to be under these people’s leadership? No wonder

[Nonesuch]

Pence: don't you get it, there is no Republican Party. Party died with Ronald Regan.

[timothymattson]

Still no spine .
And very proud of it .
Straddling fences makes one very uneasy .

[stefanossmitty]

What is this “departure” he keeps talking about? He’s the same doofus he’s always been 🤷🏾‍♂️

[afterpill]

Anyone can say what they want. Our constitution is the most sacred document. We do not serve a king or a ruler. One size will not fit all. But we vote and change leadership at a standard term. Please do not allow our constitution to be harmed or altered.

[andrelegault]

He just can’t come to term with what is going on in the Republican Party. He’s on a another planet.

[kellywilson]

You don’t have to be Christian to do right things and be honest and be a decent person to do your job with honesty. It is your duty to do the right thing for the country and follow the law.

[hrantash]

I didn't know Pence was such a good dancer.

[mannyj]

Note to pence: you were on the team and supported him.. even after your life was threatened. It's obvious that you will still vote for trump even if you don't endorse him. You are who you are!

[tristancleer]

True politician, not a good one, dancing around the edges, leaving everything up to interpretation. Cowardly as always.

[mjlesq]

He claims to be a Christian. But God does not have coward soldiers. That monotone voice is nerve-racking.

[christeenmckenzie]

People “caught up in the moment”!?!? Would you feel that way if they broke into YOUR house!?!!?

[boscdny]

Why keep interviewing him? He should do charity work and leave public life ....

[marvinsmith]

Pence stands on their record. 8 trillion added to the debt… quite a hill to stand on.

[sandyleewhite]

I believe that any rational educated person, has always known who Trump is, and the ones that still choose to follow him, know it too, which brings me to a saying, that my Grandmother used to tell “Show me your friends and I’ll show you who you are.” This speaks volumes for Trump & his followers!!! 😏

[phxjrl]

You can take the wimp out of the VP office but he remains a wimp.

[MikeW-yktr]

Govt has no place to tell people what they can and cant do with thier bodies.

[davidjames]

*Mike Pence is utterly nauseating!* 🥴🤢🤮

[jitendraTejani]

There were no less government or less taxes during his time. Our deficit sky rocketed under Republicans every single time

[questionmark]

His comment on "bloodbaths" SHOWS Pence still can't be honest and totally DENY Trump.