{"id":2025827,"date":"2023-09-08T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-on-trump-plan-to-expand-power-consistent-with-the-populist-turn\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:08:03","slug":"pence-on-trump-plan-to-expand-power-consistent-with-the-populist-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-on-trump-plan-to-expand-power-consistent-with-the-populist-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence supports Trump&#8217;s power expansion as it aligns with the populist shift."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpence-on-trump-plan-to-expand-power-consistent-with-the-populist-turn%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=2025827&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 President Mike Pence on Trump&#8217;s Plans to Expand Executive \u200bPower<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen those reports. And I \u200dthink they, for\u200c me, they sound consistent with the populist turn of \u200bthe\u200d former president and others in this field,&#8221; Pence, who served as Trump&#8217;s running mate in 2016, said in an\u2063 interview with the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Intention to Expand Executive Power<\/h3>\n<p>In July, \u2062the New York\u2062 Times reported on Trump&#8217;s intention to expand the White \u2062House&#8217;s authority in another term. Quoting former White \u2062House personnel chief John McEntee and former Director of\u200b the Office of Management and Budget Russell T. Vought, it detailed a multipart endeavor to centralize certain independent parts of\u200d the government \u200bunder the executive branch.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally independent agencies, such as the Federal Communications\u200d Commission and \u200bthe Federal Trade\u200c Commission, would be\u200d brought under federal control. Further, plans to investigate Biden, a \u200bpolitical\u2064 rival, if elected, point\u2063 to an intention \u2064of dismissing the past independence of the Department of Justice, which has remained intact since the Watergate scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s administration would\u2064 also renew the impounding of federal funds,\u200b those familiar \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-on-trump-plan-to-expand-power-consistent-with-the-populist-turn\/\" title=\"Pence supports Trump's power expansion as it aligns with the populist shift.\">policy proposals told<\/a> the New York Times. The White House would then \u2063have the ability to refuse spending money on programs Congress appropriated it for if he disagrees with them. Fund impounding was made illegal by Congress following perceived abuse by former President Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s plan should be to\u200c fundamentally reorient the federal \u200dgovernment in a way\u2064 that hasn\u2019t been done since F.D.R.\u2019s New Deal,\u201d \u200dMcEntee said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur current\u2063 executive \u200bbranch was conceived of by liberals for the purpose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libs-fret-over-trumps-plan-to-exert-presidential-authority-over-fourth-branch-of-government\/\" title=\"Libs worry about Trump's control over 'Fourth Branch' of government.\">promulgating liberal policies<\/a>. \u200dThere is no way to make the existing \u2064structure function in a conservative manner. It\u2019s not\u200c enough to get the personnel right. What\u2019s necessary is a complete system overhaul,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vought added, \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do \u200dis\u2062 identify\u200c the pockets of independence and seize them.<\/p>\n<h3>Pence&#8217;s Response to Trump&#8217;s Plan<\/h3>\n<p>Asked about Trump&#8217;s plan\u200c for\u2064 an administration in 2025, Pence said: &#8220;I&#8217;m not running for president to consolidate power in Washington,\u2062 D.C., and I intend to make\u2064 Washington, D.C., smaller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got \u2064a plan to shut down the federal Department\u2064 of Education, to transfer funding for welfare \u200dand healthcare back to \u2062the states, to restore federalism,&#8221; \u200che said of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My aim as a conservative is going to be to offer a vision of \u2064not only fiscal responsibility, but reducing \u2062the size and scope of the federal government,&#8221; \u200cthe Indiana Republican said. &#8220;And what, at least \u2063what&#8217;s been reported,\u200c seems to be one more example\u2063 of\u2062 the former president moving away from our party&#8217;s historic commitment to limited government and to federalism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign did not provide\u2064 comment to the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h2>Pence&#8217;s Stance on Populism and the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p>Pence&#8217;s\u2062 comments on Trump&#8217;s intentions come as the former vice president wages a war on populism within the \u200dRepublican Party, specifically in the 2024 \u200dfield. Earlier this week, Pence delivered \u200da major speech in New Hampshire, calling for Republicans \u200bto reject populism as it grows in prominence within the \u2062GOP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I look at this field, \u200cincluding my former running mate and some \u200dof his imitators \u200bin\u2064 the primary, I think we&#8217;re coming to \u200ba \u200bRepublican time for choosing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the decision \u2062for Republicans is &#8220;whether or not we&#8217;re going \u2063to offer the American\u200d people an agenda that&#8217;s grounded in our party&#8217;s \u2062historic commitment to a\u200b strong defense, American leadership in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faucis-new-kids-book-and-the-cult-of-scientism\/\" title=\"Fauci\u2019s New Kids Book And The Cult Of \u2018Scientism\u2019\">free market economics<\/a>, and fiscal responsibility, traditional\u2062 values, and the right to\u200d life&#8221; or be further led astray by populist ideals, \u200dwhich he said are &#8220;unmoored to conservative principles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now that Labor Day has passed and the primary campaign is\u2063 coming \u2063into focus, Pence said, &#8220;it was \u200can important time&#8221; to make the choice clear.<\/p>\n<p>Labor Day is thought by some\u2064 to be \u200cwhen voters begin tuning into election cycles. But Trump has seen a surge \u2062in support\u2064 from his already towering lead in\u200d the primary polls.\u200d This rise came in the wake of several indictments for the former president and a slip in the polls\u2062 for rival Gov. Ron DeSantis\u200c (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2064Trump&#8217;s polling stature, Pence is confident that he can \u200cwin over\u2063 Republican voters. Asked how he plans to do so, he said, &#8220;we&#8217;re going\u2062 to continue \u2062to work \u200chard. We were all over the state of Iowa last\u2063 week, all over New Hampshire \u200cthis week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Labor Day is generally the time that Americans are \u2064kind of ending the enjoyment\u200d of the\u200c summer, getting \u200dback to work. \u2062So I&#8217;m\u200c going to focus\u200b a little bit more on politics and on decisions,&#8221; he\u200c said. &#8220;I&#8217;m confident, based\u200c on the response that we&#8217;re getting all across the early states and\u200d all across the country, that we&#8217;re \u200cgoing to be well because I believe this \u200dis a conservative party guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the end of the day, it&#8217;s not about personalities,&#8221; Pence \u200bsaid. &#8220;Republican primary voters, caucusgoers in \u2064Iowa, are looking for a\u2063 leadership in our \u2062party that can really bring America back, that can strengthen \u200dour military and ensure our security in an ever more dangerous world, that can revive our economy, put our nation\u2064 back on the path\u2063 to a balanced budget, and then can defend our liberties and stand for \u2062the right to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The more people come to\u2063 know us, the more they&#8217;ll conclude that, as I say with all humility,\u2064 I&#8217;m the most \u200bconsistent,\u2062 the most qualified, the most experienced conservative in the field, and I believe the majority of\u200d our Republican voters\u200b and caucusgoers are looking for just that. And we&#8217;re going to work our hearts out to earn their support,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VP Mike Pence sees reports of Trump&#8217;s intent to increase executive power if reelected in 2024 as proof of his &#8220;populist shift.&#8221; Pence acknowledges the reports and believes they align with Trump&#8217;s and other politicians&#8217; populist tendencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2025828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2025828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}