Pence is getting press because Fox (Ryan) wants him to get in the race for POTUS.
They are currently stirring the pot for DeSantis to get the polls showing some division.
Once a crack appears, they will drop DeSantis (who has filed for another stint as FLA-GOV) and insert Pence.
Vibrations.
Pence’s role here seems to be to peel away evangelical support from Trump