Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence withdraws his 2024 presidential bid

The path is clearing a little more for Donald Trump. Former Vice President of the United States Mike Pence announced on Saturday October 28 that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the 2024 presidential election. “I came to tell you that it has become clear to me: it is not my time”declared Mike Pence, addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) meeting at a convention in Las Vegas.

“After careful consideration and prayer, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president.”

Mike Pence, former US vice president

Candidate Pence, who was struggling in the polls with some 3.8% of voting intentions according to the specialized site fivethirtyeight.com, had little chance against his former boss Donald Trump, who is the big favorite of the Republican primaries, despite his legal setbacks. He did not give any instructions aimed at supporting this or that other candidate during this address which took his audience completely by surprise.

The eight main candidates for the Republican Party nomination are all scheduled to speak at this weekend rally, including Donald Trump, who is leading the polls. According to a recent NBC News survey, Donald Trump enjoys an overwhelming lead in the Republican primaries: 59% of voting intentions against 16% for DeSantis, his closest competitor. Criminally charged in four cases, which range from his management of confidential documents after his departure from the presidency to his alleged attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump regularly poses as the victim of a justice that he considers himself in the pay of the Democrats.