Mike Pence Makes Humiliating Tearful Announcement On LIVE TV

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Former Vice President Mike Pence is once again finding himself at odds with President Donald Trump, using a recent television interview to question decisions surrounding U.S. support for Ukraine while also offering criticism of the administration’s broader foreign policy approach.

Appearing on CNN, Pence discussed Trump’s recent posture toward Russia and Ukraine, as well as reports that a temporary pause in certain weapons shipments to Ukraine may have occurred without the president’s direct knowledge.

During the interview, CNN anchor Kate Bolduan raised questions about reports indicating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had approved a halt to some military aid shipments as Russian attacks intensified. The reports have generated significant attention in Washington, particularly after Trump was asked about the issue and responded that he was unaware of who had ordered the pause.

Bolduan asked Pence whether it was believable that such a significant national security decision could have been made without the president being informed.

“I saw you almost shake your head in disbelief at what the reporting has been, which is, today we learned that U.S. weapons shipments are starting back up to Ukraine,” Bolduan said.

“Right,” Pence replied.

Bolduan continued: “But this comes after the reporting is that the Pentagon paused shipments on some weapons, signed off on by the Secretary of Defense, without the knowledge, without informing the president of the United States. The idea that a decision that big was made without getting the approval of, or even informing the president of the United States, does that make any sense to you?”

Pence responded by acknowledging the complexity of the federal government while expressing concern about the reported circumstances.

“Well, look, when — when you’ve served at the level I’ve served at, it’s a big government. And a lot of people in your agencies and in departments are making decisions all the time. But that one was troubling to me. And my bet is it’s very troubling to the president. I — my expectation is that he’ll get to the bottom of it. He will — he will find out who initiated that decision. But the most important thing is that he reversed it. And — and — and made it clear in a phone call with President Zelenskyy last Friday that the — the support is going to continue to come. Now, I — I will say, and I say respectfully to the president, if he’s looking on, this isn’t just about defensive weapons.”

Bolduan then replied, “Right.”

Pence continued, “We’ve got to continue to provide President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian military with the offensive capability, as well as, you know, the kind of support against aerial assaults. That will allow them to achieve a real peace.”

The interview marked another instance in which Pence has publicly broken with Trump on foreign policy issues. Since leaving office, the former vice president has frequently argued for a more traditional Republican approach to international affairs, particularly regarding military alliances and American involvement overseas.

Earlier this year, Pence criticized comments Trump made during a speech in Saudi Arabia in which the president questioned the effectiveness of past American intervention efforts in the Middle East.

Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Pence took issue with Trump’s remarks, which argued that many foreign intervention efforts had done more harm than good.

“In the end, the so-called ‘nation-builders’ wrecked far more nations than they built,” Trump said. “The interventionists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand themselves.”

Pence responded by expressing concern over where the remarks were delivered and how they reflected on American military service members.

“But, Kristen, I’ve never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil,” he said. “And to have the president in Saudi Arabia questioning America’s global war on terror, and describing it as nation-building and interventionist, I thought was a disservice to generations of Americans who wore the uniform and who took the fight to our enemy, you know, in Afghanistan and in Iraq. And particularly giving that speech in Saudi Arabia, where 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers hailed from, not including Osama bin Laden, I thought was unfortunate.”

Pence has repeatedly indicated that he intends to remain active in Republican policy debates despite his break with Trump following the 2020 election. In February, he said he hopes to be a “constructive force for the conservative agenda” during Trump’s second term and suggested there remains a need for voices within the Republican Party willing to challenge the president on issues where they disagree.

As debates over Ukraine, Russia, and America’s role on the world stage continue, Pence’s comments highlight the ongoing divide between traditional Republican foreign policy views and the increasingly America First approach that has come to define Trump’s political movement.