- Pence avoided answering a question regarding whether he would vote again for Trump in 2024.
- Pence smiled, saying, “Well…there might be somebody else”
- He stated that he is focused now on the midterm elections but will continue to think about “the Future” afterwards.
Mike Pence, former Vice President, coyly avoided a question asking him if he would vote again for Donald Trump in 2024.
Pence was answering questionsWednesday’s Georgetown University event. One student asked him whether he would vote in Trump’s favor if his ex-boss was the 2024 Republican nominee.
Pence stopped for a moment, before smiling and declaring: “Well there might be someone else I like more.”
The former vice president added that he had “every confidence” that the Republican Party would sort out its leadership.
Pence stated, “All of my attention has been on midterm elections and that will remain the same for the next twenty days.”
“But after that we’re going into the future, both ours and the nation’s. And I’ll keep your updated, ok?” He said this to the student.
Pence has not declared a presidential run. But, Olivia Troye was a former Pence advisorTell me. CNNIn July, Pence stated that he has “desired” the presidency for a long time and called this “a known thing in Pence’s orbit.”
These remarks were made by Troye when Pence visited Capitol Hill in July. It was his first trip since January 2021. He was GOP lawmakers laud itFor “defending our Constitution” during the Capitol riot.
Pence has now Trump and Trump have a difficult relationshipAfter he failed to win the election, he tried again.
White House Aides were interviewed in June Trump told the panel on January 6 that he had a heated conversation with PenceOn the morning of January 6, 2021. Trump made profanities about his vice president during the call. He called him a “pussy”, for preside over Congress’s certification of the 2020 voter count. This was per the testimony of his aides to this panel.
Many Trump supporters became hostile to Pence after he broke with his boss and certified that the vote was valid. Some Constructed makeshift gallowsAnd During the Capitol riot, people chanted “hang Mike Pence”. — actions that Trump later privately expressed support for, The Jan. 6 panel was revealed. Trump TweetDuring the attack, Pence didn’t have “the courage” to do what needed to be done.
Pence for his part has stood by his decision not to overturn the election. He was inaugurated in February. The Federalist SocietyTrump’s claim that he has the right to rewrite the election is “false.” Pence called the notion that one man could elect the president “un-American” during that event.
In November 2021, Pence stated that he was also Guided by James Madison, the founding father of Madison and the BibleWhen he stood up against Trump and certified that the vote was valid. “Psalm 15 tells him he keeps his vow even when it hurts,” Pence stated at that time, referring to his oath in office to defend Constitution.
After the Capitol riot, Pence distanced himself from Trump. The Washington PostIn June, it was reported that Pence Trump has not spoken to him for more than a decade. The Post spoke with Pence’s advisors who stated that the former vice president turned down numerous invitations to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Insider reached out to Trump representatives but they did not immediately reply. Insider reached out to Pence to inquire about his intentions to run for the presidency in 2024.
