That's Pretty Low

John Dickerson is a reporter for CBS News:

There are a lot of ways in which the President contributed to what happened on the 6th. But the example of what he was willing to trample in order to get his way is clearest in the grotesque treatment of his vice president.

He says loyalty is the most important thing. No one has been more loyal to this President than Mike Pence. He has wagered his entire reputation defending the President.

How was he repaid? The President said Pence could stop the count in Congress. He knew that to be a lie. When Mike Pence didn't do that because he couldn't, the President said he lacked courage. He put a target on the back of his vice president.

And what happened? As sure as night follows day, those rioters said “Hang Mike Pence.”

What gave them the idea that Mike Pence had done anything worthy of a hanging? Well, the President of the United States told them that, the person to whom Mike Pence was loyal. That's pretty low.

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Face the Nation   01/10/2021

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Trump spent much of last Wednesday consumed with anger over Pence’s action, even as violent protesters swarmed the U.S. Capitol, forcing lawmakers into hiding and grinding the proceedings to a halt. Even as the violence unfolded, most of Trump's attention was devoted to Pence, according to a White House official who spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.