Pence Rejects Trump’s Desperate Pleabr to Overturn Election Results .br Vice President Mike Pence has publicly brokenbr with Donald Trump and refused his demands tobr overthrow the results of the presidential election. .br In a three-page statement, Pence saidbr he did not have “unilateral authority” br to change the results of the election. .br It is my considered judgement that my oathbr to support and defend the Constitutionbr constrains me from claiming unilateralbr authority to determine which electoral votesbr should be counted and which should not, Mike Pence, via Twitter.br He ended by saying he will “keep [his] oath”br and “do [his] duty” by presiding over the tallyingbr of the Electoral College votes.br I will do my duty to see to it that we open thebr certificates of the Electors … hear objections …br and count the votes of the Electoral College …br in a manner consistent with our Constitution,br laws, and history. So Help Me God, Mike Pence, via Twitter.br Shortly before Pence released his statement,br Trump publicly called on him to “do the rightbr thing” so that he could win the election.br I hope Mike is going to do the right thing.br If Mike Pence does the right thing, webr win the election. If he doesn’t that will bebr a sad day for our country. , Donald Trump, via CNN.br Following Pence’s statement, Trump took tobr Twitter to accuse him of lacking “courage.”.