Former US Vice President Mike Pence arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Federation Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas on October 28, 2023.
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WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he will not support his former boss in the 2024 presidential race.
Pence revealed the decision in an interview on Fox News. “I’m not supporting Donald Trump this year,” the Republican said.
Mr. Pence’s announcement came as Mr. Trump secured enough Republican delegates this week to clinch the party’s nomination.
“President Trump has pursued and articulated policies that are at odds with the conservative policies we have been under for four years,” Pence said.
“As we’ve watched his candidacy unfold, we’ve seen him move away from our promise to tackle the national debt,” Pence said. “I have seen him begin to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life.”
Pence also noted that President Trump “took a tough stance on China and supported the Chinese government’s efforts to force sales.” [ByteDance’s] Tick-tock. “
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Mr. Pence ran for president against Mr. Trump and numerous Republican candidates, but Dropped out in October 2023 After his campaign failed to gain support from Republican primary voters.
Pence added Friday that he would “never vote” for President Joe Biden, a Democrat who also secured the party’s nomination. Preliminary contest on March 12th.
“I’m going to keep my vote to myself,” Pence said.
Pence served as President Trump’s vice president for a single term from January 2017 to January 2021.
On January 6, 2021, Pence and members of Congress were forced to flee the House and Senate chambers when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Earlier in the day, Trump had called on his supporters to march on the Capitol to protest the certification of Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Pence was inside presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the electoral votes when the mob breached the security fence at the Capitol and attacked law enforcement.
—CNBC’s Dan Mangan contributed reporting to this story.
