As Pence walked through the Iowa State Fair, an unidentified man approached Pence and his entourage and said, “I’m glad they didn’t hang you.”
“I’m glad they didn’t hang you,” one man says to Mike Pence as he passes by at the Iowa State Fair pic.twitter.com/DSUo3RIZyV
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) August 10, 2023
The remark was an obvious reference to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, when several supporters of former President Donald Trump could be heard chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” after he refused to block the certification of the 2020 election results.
Gallows were also erected by protesters as Pence was evacuated from the Senate and Trump allegedly expressed support in private over the chants.