Mike Pence Says That He Won’t Endorse Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential Bid
15.03.2024 - 21:39
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Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he will not endorse Donald Trump‘s 2024 presidential bid.
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” Pence told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum earlier today.
“As I have watched his candidacy unfold, I have seen him walking away from our commitment to confront the national debt. I’ve seen him start to shy away from a commitment to the sanctity of human life. And this last week his reversal on getting tough on China and supporting our administration’s effort to force a sale of ByteDance TikTok.”
He added, “Donald Trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years. That is why I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign.”
Trump’s administration initiated an effort to force ByteDance to divest TikTok, but it was blocked in the courts. The House overwhelmingly passed a bill this week that would force TikTok’s China-owned parent to sell the app, or face a ban on app stories and hosting services.
Pence has previously criticized Trump’s conduct during the events January 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the Capitol. Pence was presiding over the electoral vote count that day, but had resisted Trump’s pressure to block the certification of the election in favor of Joe Biden.
In remarks last year, Pence said that he was “not afraid but I was angry. President Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day. And I know that history will hold Donald Trump accountable” for what happened.
He also said that “January 6 was a tragic day…I was there at the Capitol, and