Pence on whether he’d vote Trump in 2024: “There might be somebody else I’d prefer more”

Former Vice President Mike Pence recommended he may not assist his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump, if he is picked to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024. 

At an occasion at Georgetown College on Wednesday, Pence was requested whether or not he would assist Trump for president. 

“Properly, there may be anyone else I would want extra,” he replied, which drew laughter from the viewers. The previous vice chairman then pivoted consideration to the upcoming midterms.

“I’ve each confidence that the Republican Celebration goes to kind out management,” he stated. “All my focus has been on the midterm elections and it will keep that manner for the subsequent 20 days. However after that, we’ll be eager about the long run, ours and the nation’s. And I will hold you posted, OK?”

The previous Indiana governor has been campaigning in lots of key states and doubtlessly setting himself up for a White Home bid. Marc Quick, Pence’s former prime aide, instructed CBS Information in September that he’ll probably decide about whether or not he’ll run for workplace subsequent yr. 

Throughout his Wednesday speech, Pence instructed college students the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol was “unacceptable” and remarked how lawmakers returned to the constructing to certify President Biden’s win a number of hours later. 

“January sixth was a tragic day,” Pence stated. “However due to the braveness of regulation enforcement on the Capitol and federal regulation enforcement, the violence was quelled. And we reconvened the Congress the exact same day and we accomplished our obligation beneath the Structure of america and the legal guidelines of this nation.”

A number of college students walked out throughout Pence’s speech on the oldest Catholic establishment of upper studying within the U.S. One video showed people leaving their seats, with one individual holding an LGBTQ flag. Pence has opposed same-sex marriage all through his political profession and acquired criticism for pursing anti-LGBTQ insurance policies throughout his time as governor of Indiana.