{"id":119099,"date":"2021-03-30T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=119099"},"modified":"2021-03-30T20:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:58:57","slug":"ex-vp-mike-pence-lays-groundwork-for-2024-presidential-run-after-reports-trump-planned-to-run-again-without-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/ex-vp-mike-pence-lays-groundwork-for-2024-presidential-run-after-reports-trump-planned-to-run-again-without-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-VP Mike Pence 'lays groundwork for 2024 presidential run' after reports Trump 'planned to run again WITHOUT him'"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIKE Pence is reportedly laying the groundwork for a presidential run in 2024, after being snubbed by Donald Trump for refusing to back him in election fraud claims.<\/p>\n

The reports come after Trump named Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz as those he considers the future leaders of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n


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Former vice president Pence has been steadily reentering public life by joining conservative organizations, writing op-eds, delivering speeches and launching a 'video podcast' with an advocacy group that will focus on promoting the Trump administration\u2019s accomplishments.<\/p>\n

GOP strategists say Pence's actions since leaving office, like remaining in the Washington, D.C. arre signs he could seek public office again \u2013 even aiming for the presidency.<\/p>\n

Pence, 61, broke ties with Trump, 74, after the November 2020 election, when the former President made insubstantial claims of voter fraud.<\/p>\n

Trump told audiences Democrats 'stole' the election from him – an allegation in which Pence ultimately did not support.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 6, when Pence was at Capitol Hill to oversee certification of the Electoral College results, the pro-Trump mob chanting 'Hang Mike Pence' breached the building.<\/p>\n

The former leaders have reportedly not been on speaking terms since then.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Trump failed to mention Pence when discussing the 2024 potential leaders – which insiders say signals Pence\u2019s challenge, should be choose to run.<\/p>\n

For someone who built a reputation as one of Trump\u2019s most steadfast supporters, Pence is now viewed with suspicion among many Republicans for observing his constitutional duty in January to facilitate a peaceful transfer of power to the Biden administration, a decision that still has Trump fuming.<\/p>\n


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To prevail in a Republican presidential primary, Pence may have to reinforce his loyalty to Trump while defending his decisions during the final days of the administration.<\/p>\n

Pence aides have so far brushed off talk of the next presidential election, insisting he is focused on his family and next year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, who chairs the conservative Republican Study Committee and has already endorsed a Pence 2024 run, said: \u201cI think 2024's a long time away and if Mike Pence runs for president he will appeal to the Republican base in a way that will make him a strong contender.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf and when Mike Pence steps back up to the plate, I think he will have strong appeal among Republicans nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pence declined to comment for this story, while Trump aides warn against reading too much into the omission during the podcast interview.<\/p>\n

Trump adviser Jason Miller said: \u201cThat was not an exclusive list.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the interview, however, Trump continued to deride Pence, falsely claiming he somehow had the authority to unilaterally overturn the results of the election \u2013 even though vice presidents do not have that power.<\/p>\n

Trump has not said whether he will seek the White House again in 2024.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Donald Trump refused to say if he would back Pence if he ran for president.<\/p>\n


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He was asked during an interview with 'Fox & Friends' whether Pence would have his automatic endorsement.<\/p>\n

Trump replied: \u201cWell, it's \u2014 I love Mike, we are running again, you're talking about a long time, so you can't put me in that position.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I certainly would give it very strong consideration. He's a very, very outstanding person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since leaving office in January, Pence, who served as Indiana\u2019s governor and a member of Congress before being tapped as Trump\u2019s running mate, has kept a lower profile. He\u2019s pieced together a portfolio aimed at maintaining influence, paying the bills and laying the groundwork for an expected presidential run.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s forged a partnerships with the conservative Heritage Foundation and has even been discussed as a potential president of the organization, according to two people familiar with the discussions. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s joined the Young America\u2019s Foundation and a top speakers\u2019 bureau, penned an op-ed for the Daily Signal in which he perpetuated falsehoods about the 2020 election, and recently toured a Christian relief organization in North Carolina. <\/p>\n

He will make his first public speech\u00a0since leaving office next month at the Palmetto Family Council\u2019s annual fundraiser in South Carolina, another crucial primary state.<\/p>\n

Pence has also discussed writing a book, according to aides, has been in continued conversation with his evangelical allies, and plans to spend much of the next two years helping Republican candidates as they try to reclaim House and Senate majorities in 2022. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s also planning to launch an advocacy organization that aides and allies say will give him a platform to defend the Trump administration\u2019s record and push back on the current president\u2019s policies as he tries to merge the traditional conservative movement with Trumpism.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing what he needs to be doing to lay the groundwork in the event he wants to set up an exploratory committee,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cYou have to make money, lay the groundwork, gauge the support and then pull the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pence\u2019s allies see him as the natural Trump heir, someone who can keep his base engaged while winning back suburban voters who left the party in droves during the Trump era.<\/p>\n