{"id":2010114,"date":"2023-08-23T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T02:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-the-2024-field-weighs-in-on-pence-and-jan-6\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T23:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T03:00:22","slug":"republican-debate-the-2024-field-weighs-in-on-pence-and-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-the-2024-field-weighs-in-on-pence-and-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Debate: 2024 contenders discuss Pence and Jan. 6"},"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\">18<\/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%2Frepublican-debate-the-2024-field-weighs-in-on-pence-and-jan-6%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=2010114&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>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Former Vice President\u2064 Mike Pence Takes Center Stage\u2062 at Republican Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reprehensible-cnn-analyst-slams-democratic-rep-moulton-and-republican-rep-meijer-for-unauthorized-instagram-trip-to-kabul\/\" title=\"\u2018Reprehensible\u2019: CNN Analyst Slams Democratic Rep. Moulton And Republican Rep. Meijer For Unauthorized \u2018Instagram Trip\u2019 To Kabul\">topic turned<\/a>\u2063 to Jan. 6, the Republican\u2064 presidential debate came alive with \u200cthe presence of former Vice President \u200cMike Pence.<\/p>\n<p>In the first few minutes, there was little\u200b mention of former President Donald Trump. However,\u2064 the moderators then directed their questions \u2064towards Trump&#8217;s indictments and conduct after the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<h3>Up for Debate:\u200d Where Trump, DeSantis, and the Rest of the Republican 2024 Field Stand on Key Issues<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The American people deserve to know that the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 Presidential Election\">president asked<\/a> me, in his request, to reject or return those\u200d ballots \u200dunilaterally. This is\u200d a power that no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> in American\u200b history has ever exercised,&#8221; Pence confidently stated. &#8220;He asked me to\u2063 prioritize \u2062him\u2062 over the Constitution, but I chose the Constitution, and I always will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kamala Harris will have no right to \u200coverturn the election in 2024,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-the-2024-field-weighs-in-on-pence-and-jan-6\/\" title=\"GOP Debate: 2024 contenders discuss Pence and Jan. 6\">stance received heavy praise<\/a> \u2062from Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Before we can move on to the issues that Ron [DeSantis] talked about, we need to address the person who \u200bsuggested suspending the Constitution for his own \u2063<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\">political gain<\/a>,&#8221;\u200c expressed\u2064 the former New Jersey governor. &#8220;Mike Pence stood against it, and he deserves credit for his\u200c principled decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Christie&#8217;s praise was met with\u200b frequent\u2063 boos from the crowd, suggesting that it may not be beneficial for Pence&#8217;s image.<\/p>\n<p>Vivek Ramaswamy pressed Pence \u200don whether he would pardon Trump if elected, to which Pence responded\u200c by highlighting that Trump had\u200c not been convicted of\u2062 any crimes yet.<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates chose to pivot away from the question, emphasizing that the election should focus on \u200cthe future\u2064 rather than the past.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not about Jan. 6 of 2021. It&#8217;s about Jan. 20 of 2025,&#8221; DeSantis asserted. &#8220;Our\u2062 priority is to \u200dreverse\u2062 the \u2063decline\u200b of our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gov.\u200d Doug Burgum (R-ND) agreed, emphasizing the importance of addressing \u200cthe present and future threats.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;China is the No. 1 threat to our country, and every minute that these eight candidates spend\u2062 discussing the past is \u2062a minute lost\u200b in securing our future,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>PENCE STAND ON JAN. 6: During the Republican presidential debate, Mike Pence became the focus as the discussion shifted to the events of Jan. 6. Initially, Donald Trump&#8217;s name was not prominent, but the moderators later inquired about his post-election behavior and legal troubles. 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