Former Vice President Mike Pence announced he will not endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024, citing policy disagreements over issues like the national debt and Trump’s position on abortion.
While proud of their administration’s record, Pence disagreed with Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and believes their stances have since diverged further.
“Look, I’m incredibly proud of the record of our administration. It was a conservative record that made America more prosperous, more secure, and saw conservatives appointed to our courts in a more peaceful world,” Pence said.
🚨 BREAKING: Mike Pence says he will not endorse Donald Trump in 2024.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 15, 2024
“But that being said, during my presidential campaign I made it clear that there were profound differences between me and President Trump on a range of issues,” he said.
“The number 15 [weeks] is mentioned. I haven’t agreed to any number; I’m going to see. We want to take an issue that was very polarizing and get it settled and solved so everybody can be happy,” Trump said.
“We got it back to the states where it belongs. A lot of states are taking very strong stances,” he said.
“From my first day in office, I took historic action to protect the unborn, like nobody has ever done,” Trump said. “I was able to bring this issue for the first time in 54 years back to the states where everybody agrees, on both sides … that’s where it should be.”
“Because nobody believes after a certain period of time, nobody believes that you should be doing this,” he said.
“We also have to remember that we have to have people elected, so some things that you feel, and you have to go with your heart … but you have to get elected, you have to get people elected,” Trump said.
Pence criticized Trump’s unwillingness to confront growing debt and his shifting stance on limiting abortion, saying Trump now articulates an agenda at odds with the conservative governance of their White House term.
Trump “is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years,” Pence said.
“And that’s why I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign,” he said.
Though declining to reveal his own preferred candidate, Pence affirmed he will not vote for Biden and remains a Republican.
Read Also:
Bombshell Decision from Michelle Obama on 2024 Run
Former Border Chief Shreds Biden With 4 Simple Words
