Pence declined to answer questions about who he would vote for.
QUICK FACTS:
- Former Vice President Mike Pence made headlines when he declined to say whether he would vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, should he run again.
- “Well, there might be somebody else I prefer more,” Pence said, dodging the question put to him during an appearance at Georgetown University.
- Some reports indicate that Pence could be laying the foundation for his own presidential campaign, but the former Indiana governor declined to confirm any intentions, saying he’s focused on the 2022 midterms.
- Trump said in July that he’s made his decision about running again, but didn’t offer a clue as to what that decision might be.
- “Well, in my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore,” Trump said. “In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision.”
MORE OF PENCE’S COMMENTS:
- The longtime Republican circled his comments back to his support for the GOP saying, “What I can tell you is I have every confidence that the Republican Party is going to sort out leadership.”
- Pence went on to say that “all my focus has been on the midterm elections and it’ll stay that way for the next 20 days.”
- “But after that, we’ll be thinking about the future — ours and the nation’s — and I’ll keep you posted,” he said.
BACKGROUND:
- Pence’s relationship with Trump soured after he declined to annul Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election following evidence of voter fraud.
- Pence claimed that he lacked the authority to attempt to overturn the votes in a statement released hours before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- This prompted Trump to claim that Pence “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution.”
