In an hour and a half interview with ABCs Jon Karl back in March, Donald Trump was asked whether or not he was worried about his Vice President during the Capitol siege where protesters called for Pence’s hide.

Actually, it wasn’t his hide that they called for — it was his neck. Some even brought prop nooses to the event.

On Friday, Axios published the audio of that interview, and Trump’s response was shocking. Okay, maybe not shocking because he’s Trump. But it was gross, anyway.

“No, I thought he was well-protected, and I had heard that he was in good shape,” Trump told Karl. Ironically, we have reported here that Pence was actually stashed away in an underground parking garage below the White House, and that his chief of staff showed him a tweet from Trump calling him a coward.

If Mike Pence had been topside and present during that siege, there is little doubt that the crowd would have done him harm.

“You heard those chants — that was terrible,” said Karl. “They were saying ‘Hang Mike Pence.'”

“Because it’s common sense, Jon,” Trump said. “It’s common sense that you’re supposed to protect. How can you … if you know a vote is fraudulent, right? How can you pass on a fraudulent vote to Congress? How can you do that?”

Pence on 1/6: Trump and I may never “see eye-to-eye.”

Trump on 1/6: Rioters shouting ‘Hang Mike Pence’ were “common sense.” pic.twitter.com/JdyoNH4tnd

— The Recount (@therecount) November 12, 2021

Reactions to hearing Trump call the violent chanting “common sense” were swift across the internet.

Trump’s on tape defending “hang Mike pence” and republicans will still nominate him again

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 12, 2021

BREAKING: Donald Trump shockingly defends January 6 threats to hang Mike Pence, saying it was "common sense."

Raise your hand if you are SICK of Donald Trump's depravity and are tired of waiting for him to be held ACCOUNTABLE!✋

— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) November 12, 2021

If you’re shocked that Trump defended folks wanting to hang Pence you haven’t been paying attention. Mike was his most loyal lap dog too, imagine how he treats women he feels have wronged him.

— NoelCaslerComedy🌙 (@caslernoel) November 12, 2021

Trump said it was “common sense” for his supporters to chant “Hang Mike Pence!”
When horror becomes normalized, a malignant narcissist has succeeded in changing the moral fabric of society.

— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) November 12, 2021

Donald Trump provided a lengthy defense of the people who threatened to HANG Pence on the grounds that Pence would not unilaterally invalidate the election results and install him as president for a second term.

Easy prediction: All top GOP officials will be cool with this

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 12, 2021

https://twitter.com/B52Malmet/status/1459180928341839909

Trump defends Jan 6th terrorists who chanted hang Pence saying it was "common sense". Not surprised, and I won't be surprised when Pence fucking still licks his ass.

— Amy Lynn🐇💀 (@AmyLynnStL) November 12, 2021

There is no bottom to Trump’s depravity.https://t.co/pYqDCZuR9N

— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) November 12, 2021

These are the words of a bitter, unhinged loser who has total disregard for life. He's a coward capable of extreme cruelty; Hitler would pale in comparison.https://t.co/gnEOOOHqsW

— Piyush Mittal 🇺🇸🇺🇦🟧🌊🌈 (@piyushmittal) November 12, 2021

This is why Trump is no longer in office. Enough people finally realized how batsh*t crazy he is, and they voted him out before he could do any more harm to this country.

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