Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union that President Donald Trump handled dictators with a “velvet glove” when a “hammer” was required — despite having no involvement in the discussions and likely no knowledge of what was said behind closed doors.

Jake Tapper, the show’s anchor, began: “You said last month that you thought President Trump was beginning to realize, ‘Vladimir Putin doesn’t want peace. Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine.’ As you noted, there was no ceasefire agreed to. President Trump seemed to indicate before the summit that that was what had to happen, or he said there would be very severe consequences. Continues…