Mike Pence refuses to support Donald Trump in upcoming elections
Former Vice President of the USA Mike Pence announced on Friday that he will not support Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections. He also ruled out voting for President Joe Biden.
- It should surprise no one that I will not support Donald Trump this year, said during an interview on Fox News Mike Pence, who was the political partner of Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 elections.
Pence will not support Trump
The former vice president remains the most prominent Republican to rule out supporting the party's nominee in the November elections. Pence has previously criticized Trump for his behavior after the 2020 elections, particularly when he publicly pressured him to violate the constitution by refusing to certify the election results.
This action drew the wrath of Capitol storm participants on January 6, 2021, some of whom demanded the hanging of the then vice president.
Mike Pence, who sought the Republican nomination this year but withdrew from the race due to poor ratings, stated that Trump's attempts to stay in power are not the only reasons he refused to support his candidacy.
Among other things, he listed an increase in national debt, ambiguity regarding abortion restrictions, and opposition to the TikTok ban.
- In each of these issues, Donald Trump is pursuing and expressing an agenda that is contrary to the conservative agenda according to which we governed during our four years, said Pence.
He also ruled out voting for Trump's main competitor, President Joe Biden.
So far, the candidacy of the former president has been endorsed by most of the major Republican politicians, including those with whom he had sharp disagreements, such as the party leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell. However, his main rival in the primaries, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, did not do so.
Former party presidential candidate Senator Mitt Romney also refused to support Trump, as well as a number of former Trump subordinates, such as former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly.
