Quote:There's almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American President. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone," Pence said, reasserting that he had no authority to reject any electoral votes certified by states, as insisted by former President Donald Trump.

"I understand the disappointment many feel about the last election — I can relate," Pence said, to some chuckles in the room. "I was on the ballot. But you know, there's more at stake than our party and our political fortunes in this moment."