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Former Vice President Mike Pence does not back Donald J. Trump’s third campaign for the presidency.
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” Pence told Martha McCallum on Fox News’ The Story last Friday. He said he will not vote for President Biden, either, but will keep his choice this November between himself and his secret ballot.
“Look, I’m incredibly proud of the record of our administration. It was a conservative record that made America more prosperous, more secure and saw conservatives appointed to our court in a more peaceful world,” he said.
Pence told McCallum his differences go beyond Trump’s belief that his vice president should not have confirmed the Electoral College vote for Biden on January 6th, 2021. Pence’s disagreements include Trump’s latest positions on the national debt, the “sanctity of human life” and getting tough on China (see HR 7521, the House bill to force ByteDance to sell TikTok).
When McCallum asked whether Pence, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination at the beginning of primary season, whether he might run as a third-party candidate, Pence replied; “I’m a Republican.”
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