{"id":1435608,"date":"2022-04-13T13:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435608"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:59:46","slug":"the-russians-cornered-us-former-pence-spox-says-the-vp-said-one-thing-to-putin-that-left-him-taken-aback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-russians-cornered-us-former-pence-spox-says-the-vp-said-one-thing-to-putin-that-left-him-taken-aback\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Russians Cornered Us\u2019: Former Pence Spox Says The VP Said One Thing To Putin That Left Him \u2018Taken Aback\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-russians-cornered-us-former-pence-spox-says-the-vp-said-one-thing-to-putin-that-left-him-taken-aback%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1279386545.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Alyssa Farah Griffin took a moment on Wednesday to recount a meeting that she had witnessed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Vice President Mike Pence several years ago \u2014 and she revealed what Pence said to the Russian dictator that left him \u201ctaken aback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffin, who served both as an aide to Pence and later as the White House\u2019s Director of Strategic Communications during former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, said that the meeting took place alongside the ASEAN Summit \u2014 a biannual policy and economic meeting held by the\u00a0Association of Southeast Asian Nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve shared this before but saw it resurfaced. Putin requested a mtg with\u00a0@Mike_Pence <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. (He asked via Lavrov to Bolton),\u201d Griffin tweeted. \u201cWe agreed, though instead of meeting at the agreed to location, the Russians cornered us in the back of the room.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thread: I\u2019ve shared this before but saw it resurfaced. Putin requested a mtg with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mike_Pence<\/a> on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. (He asked via Lavrov to Bolton) We agreed, though instead of meeting at the agreed to location, the Russians cornered us in the back of the room. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eClfY1Piu\">pic.twitter.com\/6eClfY1Piu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alyssa Farah Griffin \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Alyssafarah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssafarah\/status\/1514287129345601539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI was knocked down by a Russian guard. However, Hector Hernandez, head of Pence\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@SecretService\u00a0detail, literally picked me up and positioned me to stand behind Pence so I could hear clearly,\u201d Griffin continued, going on to share her personal assessment of Putin\u2019s character: \u201cI looked into Putin\u2019s eyes and saw the soul of an evil man. Blackness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Griffin then explained what Pence said to Putin \u2014 in an effort, she explained, to make sure that Putin understood he was in control of the meeting \u2014 and she said that it appeared to have the desired effect, putting the Russian dictator on the defensive immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@Mike_Pence \u2014\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">wanting to take control of the impromptu mtg, looked Putin square in the eyes &#038; said, \u2018We know what you tried to do with our elections. It won\u2019t happen again,&#8217;\u201d Griffin said. \u201cTo say Putin looked taken aback is an understatement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Griffin concluded by saying that moment was the second proudest she had ever been of the former vice president. The proudest moment, she added, was January 6, 2021 \u2014 when then Vice President Mike Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/vice-president-mike-pence-a-man-who-did-what-was-right-not-what-was-easy\/\">refused calls<\/a> from President Trump to reject the electoral votes and overturn the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the White House, Griffin has made several appearances on ABC\u2019s midday talk show \u201cThe View.\u201d She is one of several conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/conservative-fill-ins-named-for-meghan-mccain-at-the-view\/\">guests hosts<\/a> \u2014 along with former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love, CNN contributor Mary Katharine Ham, and several others \u2014 who have taken a turn in the lone conservative seat since former host Meghan McCain <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/if-you-want-to-fight-a-little-bit-more-ive-got-four-more-weeks-meghan-mccain-announces-resignation-from-the-view\/\">left the show<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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