- Pence said he would continue to disagree with Trump over what he described as his “constitutional duty” he performed on Jan. 6.
- Pence said he also disagreed with Trump’s opposition to a congressional ban on the social media platform TikTok
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served under former President Donald Trump, said Friday he would not support the former president for the 2024 election.
The former vice president announced the news during an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum.
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be supporting Donald Trump this year,” Pence said.
Republican former Vice President Mike Pence said he would not support former Donald Trump for president in 2024, citing too many disagreements he had with the president
Pence said he was proud of the work the Trump administration did during their first term, but said there were “profound differences” between him and the former president.
He cited Trump’s failure to address the national debt, distancing himself from pro-life issues, and Trump’s opposition to a congressional bill banning TikTok as three reasons why he would not support Trump.
“In each of these cases, Donald Trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is contrary to the conservative agenda under which we have governed.
Pence also cited his most famous disagreement with Trump over his decision to announce the results of the 2020 presidential election on January 6.
“Given these stark differences,” Pence said. “I cannot in good conscience publicly support President Trump.”
Pence, who ran his own failed presidential campaign in 2024, said he would continue to travel the country and talk about what Republicans should support.
“What I’m going to spend the rest of the year talking about is what we need to stand for,” he said. “The broad mainstream conservative agenda that has defined our party and has always made America strong, prosperous and free.”
Pence declined to say who he would support in the 2024 election but said he would not vote for President Joe Biden.
“I would never vote for Joe Biden, but how I vote when that curtain closes will be up to me,” he said.
He indicated that he would not run as a third party candidate either.
“I’m a Republican, Martha,” he said.