Pence directly addressed his falling out with Trump after their losing campaign to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Former Vice President Mike Pence jumped into the 2024 presidential race Wednesday with a multi-pronged attack on Donald Trump, his former boss and the current front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination.
But even as he tore into Trump at greater length and in harsher terms than he ever has before, Pence touted his record in the „Trump-Pence administration,“ highlighting the challenges faced by his long-shot campaign.
„When Donald Trump ran for president in 2016 he promised to govern as a conservative. Together we did just that,“ Pence, who turned 64 on Wednesday, said in a kickoff speech in Iowa. „Today, he makes no such promise.“
Pence entered the race later than most of his Republican competitors. Beyond Trump, Pence is competing against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and a host of other names.
Pence, who filed paperwork Monday to officially launch his campaign, also directly addressed his falling out with Trump after their losing campaign to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020.
Trump had pushed Pence to try to overturn their loss by rejecting key Electoral College votes while Pence was presiding over Congress in a ceremonial role on Jan.
