Mike Pence, who served as Donald Trump‘s vp for 4 years, stated on Friday he is not going to endorse his former boss forward of November’s US presidential election.
Pence, who ended his personal 2024 presidential marketing campaign amid dismal opinion ballot numbers, informed Fox Information: “It ought to come as no shock that I cannot be endorsing Donald Trump this 12 months.”
Pence served Trump loyally however publicly broke with the previous Republican president over his position within the January 6, 2021, riot on the US Capitol by Trump supporters.
Overseeing certification of Biden’s 2020 election win
On that day, Pence, who as vp held the ceremonial position of president of the US Senate, was overseeing the certification of Biden’s 2020 election win over Trump.
He refused Trump’s directions to delay or halt the certification, drawing an indignant rebuke from Trump throughout the riot. Some rioters shouted, “Hold Mike Pence.”
Pence stated throughout his presidential marketing campaign that his life was put in peril that day, and he urged Republican major voters not to decide on Trump as their White Home candidate this 12 months. Pence ended his bid for the Republican nomination in October earlier than any major votes have been forged.
