On Wednesday, Mr. Pence, 63, will officially launch his campaign with a video, a speech, and a town hall meeting in Iowa, a state that observes early voting.
His decision places him against Donald Trump, the president-elect he succeeded from 2017 to 21. In the present polls, the former president is leading the contest.
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Mike Pence typically comes in third place in the majority of surveys, with support in the low single digits. The former governor and congressman of Indiana is anticipated to present himself as a clean-cut continuation of the conservative agenda of the Trump administration.
Pence, who identifies as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order,” served as Trump’s unwavering vice president for the entirety of their four-year relationship. Since the Trump supporters’ riot at the US Capitol in January 2021, he has however cut ties with his former boss.
- Mike Pence, Indiana governor, supports Trump’s conservative agenda.
- Trump criticizes Pence for lack of courage in annulling Biden‘s election victory.
- Trump supporters accuse Vice President Pence of traitor, threatening Capitol.
When Pence declined to annul Joe Biden’s election victory, Trump criticized him for lacking “courage” and put pressure on him to do so.
Many Trump supporters consider Vice President Pence to be a traitor, and some protesters were heard yelling “Hang Mike Pence” as they rushed the Capitol.
There is no doubt that Trump’s support for the rioters endangered the lives of both his family and the entire Congressional community that day, according to Vice President Mike Pence in March.
