I remember seeing when Tucker Carlson exposed the real Mike Pence. If Pence really gave a shit about the American citizens he would've contested the 2020 election. He'll never live it down that he didn't.

I bet that he felt that he made the right decision at the time. Now that Trump is headed back to the White House, knowing it could have been him going instead (after Trump won in 2020), he may having some cognitive dissonance.