{"id":1993001,"date":"2023-08-07T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-skirts-around-saying-if-hell-support-trump-as-gop-nominee\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:50:26","slug":"mike-pence-skirts-around-saying-if-hell-support-trump-as-gop-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-skirts-around-saying-if-hell-support-trump-as-gop-nominee\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence avoids confirming support for Trump as GOP nominee."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-pence-skirts-around-saying-if-hell-support-trump-as-gop-nominee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Vice \u200bPresident Mike Pence \u2062Refuses to Commit to Supporting Trump as GOP Nominee<\/h2>\n<p>During a recent interview on CNN&#8217;s State of the \u2063Union, \u200bformer Vice \u200cPresident Mike\u2064 Pence declined to confirm whether he \u200dwould \u2062support former President Donald Trump\u200b if he became the GOP&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">presidential nominee<\/a> next\u2064 year. \u200cWhen pressed\u2062 by host\u2062 Dana Bash, \u2062Pence responded, &#8220;Dana, I tell you, I \u2063don\u2019t\u2063 think we\u2019ll have to make that decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Pence&#8217;s\u200d Confidence in New Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Pence expressed \u200bhis confidence in supporting the Republican nominee, especially if\u200b it turned out to be himself. He emphasized that\u2064 Republican \u200dprimary voters\u200b would choose new leadership for the \u2062nation&#8217;s future. &#8220;We simply have got to move our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/put-their-hands-on-their-hearts-and-just-start-singing-it-megyn-kelly-has-advice-for-fans-when-team-owners-cancel-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\u2018Put Their Hands On Their Hearts And Just Start Singing It\u2019: Megyn Kelly Has Advice For Fans When Team Owners Cancel National Anthem\">country forward<\/a>,&#8221; Pence stated during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry between\u200d the two\u2063 former running mates has intensified following a third indictment against Trump for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 \u200dpresidential results and\u2062 the subsequent Capitol\u200b riot. Pence has made it clear that he prioritized his duty to the\u2063 Constitution over Trump&#8217;s pressure to reject the\u2062 election results. He reiterated this stance during the interview, stating, \u2062&#8221;President Trump \u200dwas wrong then, and he&#8217;s wrong now. I \u2062had no right to\u200d overturn\u200b the election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Pence&#8217;s Presidential Campaign Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u200bpolling \u2064in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-skirts-around-saying-if-hell-support-trump-as-gop-nominee\/\" title=\"Mike Pence avoids confirming support for Trump as GOP nominee.\">single digits \u2063compared<\/a> to Trump&#8217;s significant\u2063 lead in\u2063 the GOP primary, \u2063Pence continues to highlight his commitment to protecting the Constitution\u200d and moving beyond Trump as a central messaging strategy in \u2062his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are many \u2063Republicans who recognize \u2064the need for new leadership not only\u2062 in the White House but also\u200b within the Republican\u200d Party,&#8221; \u200dPence emphasized. &#8220;We cannot endure four more years of failed and \u200bfeckless leadership from President Joe Biden and\u200d the Democrats in the Senate. We must turn\u200c this around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, \u2062known for\u2063 his strong reactions\u2063 to public defections, took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-barkley-goes-on-profane-bud-light-rant-has-nasty-message-for-anyone-boycotting-brand\/\" title=\"Charles Barkley passionately defends Bud Light, delivering a strong message to boycott critics.\">social media \u2064platform<\/a>, Truth Social, to criticize Pence. He\u200d wrote, &#8220;WOW, it\u2019s finally \u2062happened! Liddle\u2019 \u2063Mike Pence, a man who was about to be ousted as Governor of Indiana until I came along and made him V.P., has gone to the Dark Side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2063never told a newly \u2064emboldened (not based on his 2% poll numbers!) Pence to put \u200cme above the Constitution,\u2062 or that Mike was &#8216;too honest.&#8217; He\u2019s\u200d delusional, \u2064and now he wants to show \u2064he\u2019s a tough guy,&#8221; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence refused to confirm his support for former President Donald Trump as the GOP&#8217;s potential nominee in the upcoming presidential election. 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