“It’s not going to surprise you, I’m not going to support Donald Trump this year,” against Joe Biden, Mike Pence said Friday during an interview with Fox News.
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He confirms his differences with his former boss. Donald Trump’s former vice-president, Mike Pence, announced on Friday March 15 that he would not support the Republican billionaire in the November presidential election. “It won’t surprise you, I’m not going to support Donald Trump this year”facing Joe Biden, he said during an interview with Fox News.
Evangelical Christian, fierce opponent of abortion, Mike Pence helped Donald Trump conquer the religious right by being his running mate during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The turning point in the attack on the Capitol
After years of unwavering loyalty, he changed his tune following the assault on the Capitol, which shook American democracy on January 6, 2021. On that day, Mike Pence led, as vice president, the session in Congress, during which elected officials were to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Although he only has a ceremonial role, Donald Trump insisted that he refuse to validate the election of the Democrat.
The former governor of Indiana did not comply, which earned him strong enmity among the billionaire’s supporters. Entering the Capitol by force, some had called for “hang” Mike Pence, who had to hide in a hurry. He has since ruled that the president’s words had been “irresponsible” and had it “put in danger”. In June 2023, Mike Pence ran against him in the Republican primaries. But he had to throw in the towel, even before the first ballots, for lack of support.
