Posted on 02/23/2023 6:10:50 PM PST by conservative98
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would prefer a Republican alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, while floating reforms to popular entitlement programs as he mulls his own possible White House run.
"I think we're going to have better choices" than Trump, Pence said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" when asked if the GOP should nominate someone other than the former president next year. Pence did not explicitly rule out supporting Trump if he became the GOP nominee.
The ex-vice president, who served under Trump in the White House for four years, also appeared to take a soft swipe at his former boss when discussing Republicans' underperformance in the midterm elections.
"Our candidates that were focused on the past, particularly on relitigating the last election, did not do well, including in areas that we should have done very well," Pence said.
Pence is expected to be considering his own presidential run — a move that could put him in direct competition with Trump, who has attacked him for refusing to help overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. After Pence said on Jan. 6, 2021, that he wouldn't go along with Trump's scheme, a violent mob of Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, sending the then-vice president and congressional lawmakers into hiding.
But Pence offered only a cryptic answer about his presidential plans in the new interview Wednesday.
"I'll keep you posted," he said when asked if he sought the Republican presidential nomination.
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Pence needs to retire-—His 10 seconds of fame are over.
Sure he does. But he needs to run for president first, along with 50 other candidates to split the vote and let Trump win.
Awesome post! Every word of it true.
They all wanted Trump gone…..He will not get elected…..they will have enough fake ballots this time….The only time the GOP wins is when they run against a failed democratic president….Reagan vs Carter
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