Keith Kellogg urged Mike Pences to finish certifying the election TONIGHT while the US Capitol was still being secured during the January insurrection . Kellogg’s private comments became public when a top Pence aide Marc Short read aloud from the email exchange in an interview Tuesday with s Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room . The public war of words between Kellogg and Pences camp erupted earlier Tuesday when Kellogg endorsed Trump instead of Pence who is also running for the Republican presidential nomination . On Truth Social Kellogg said he was disappointed in Pences recent actions regarding President Trump likely a reference to Pences recently ramped-up criticism of the former president in the wake of the criminal charges against Trump in connection with January . Pences team announced on Monday that he had met the criteria to qualify for the first Republican debate which will take place on August . It remains unclear if Trump who has a commanding lead in the polls will show up on August 15 . The tension between Pences and his former vice president has been a consistent narrative of the GOP primary race . Pence has often chosen the passive route avoiding confrontation avoiding confrontation with the former . Pence has often chose the passive approach avoiding confrontation and has chosen to avoid confrontation . The last Republican debate will be held on August 13. It is unclear if Donald Trump will show show up in the first presidential presidential debate. It remains unknown if Trump will actually show up. The first presidential debate will show out. The final presidential election is scheduled for September 15. The last presidential race is scheduled to take place in New Hampshire. The next presidential election will be September 14. The presidential race will be October 15. ‘The first presidential election’. The second presidential race. The third presidential election. The