Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially enter the race for the White House next week, challenging his former “boss” Donald Trump in the Republican primaries, according to several US media outlets.
Sources close to the Republican who spoke to me said Pence will release a video on June 7, the day he turns 64, attending a rally in Iowa and it will be on CNN. middle Americans on condition of anonymity.
Mike Pence, an evangelical Christian and staunch opponent of abortion, helped Donald Trump win over the religious right by standing by him in the 2016 campaign. After years of unwavering loyalty, Pence changed his tune after the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
In particular, he considered the president’s words that day “irresponsible” and that they “endangered” him, since the Republican was in the Capitol.
Donald Trump insisted on the defense of not certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, a request that the former Indiana governor has not responded to, which would earn him strong animosity among the businessman’s supporters.
The former vice president commands about 3.8% of voting intentions, far behind Donald Trump (53.2%) or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (22.4%), according to the latest House polls. location RealClearPolitics.
However, Pence had been preparing his nomination for months.
After the release of a book entitled God help me (God help mein Portuguese), the former radio host has traveled all over the country, hitting speeches in states that should make a difference in the Republican primaries.
Another Republican, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, is also expected to enter the race for the Republican nomination next week. Christie also severed ties with Donald Trump after the Capitol attack.
