{"id":2200029,"date":"2024-03-15T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-wont-endorse-trump-because-presumptive-gop-nominee-is-walking-away-from-conservative-policies\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:00:28","slug":"pence-wont-endorse-trump-because-presumptive-gop-nominee-is-walking-away-from-conservative-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-wont-endorse-trump-because-presumptive-gop-nominee-is-walking-away-from-conservative-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence refrains from endorsing Trump, citing a departure from conservative principles by the likely 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\">32<\/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-wont-endorse-trump-because-presumptive-gop-nominee-is-walking-away-from-conservative-policies%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=2200029&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>A\u2063 Bold Political\u200c Stance: Pence&#8217;s Decision to Withhold Endorsement<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2062 a stunning declaration, <strong>former Vice President Mike Pence<\/strong> shared on Friday\u200c that his support\u200d would not be extended \u200dto former President\u200c Donald Trump \u200cfor\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>. The \u200breason? \u200dAn apparent shift in\u2064 Trump&#8217;s stance on key conservative tenets.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It should\u200b come as\u2063 no surprise that \u200dI will \u2064not be endorsing Donald Trump this \u200byear,&#8221; Pence told Fox News. &#8220;There are profound differences between us, \u200dparticularly in\u200d terms\u200b of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginias-november-elections-cited-as-test-case-for-republicans-national-2024-aspirations\/\" title=\"Virginia\u2019s November Elections Seen as GOP\u2019s 2024 National Test\">conservative \u2064agenda<\/a> we previously \u200cchampioned.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Pence&#8217;s Reflection on \u2062the Trump Administration<\/h3>\n<p>While reflecting\u2064 on their\u2064 tenure in the\u2062 White House, Pence \u2064expressed a sense of <strong>pride in their \u2064collective accomplishments<\/strong>. However, he stressed\u2064 that the direction the presumed\u2062 Republican nominee is now\u2064 heading in \u2063has placed them at a crossroads.<\/p>\n<p>Key areas of contention Pence outlined include <strong>national debt concerns, the surprising U-turn on the TikTok ban<\/strong>, and \u2063a perceived lack of commitment towards pro-life initiatives \u2013 all central to the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<h3>The Wider Republican Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Pence&#8217;s refusal to endorse \u2063Trump positions him among a notable group of\u2062 Republicans who have chosen \u200da different\u2062 path. This includes Senate \u2064Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), \u200da frequent critic of Trump, who nevertheless threw\u200d his support behind the former\u200c president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m gonna keep \u2063my vote to myself,&#8221; Pence remarked, concretely stating his opposition\u200c to voting for Joe Biden\u200d but leaving\u2064 his own election decision \u2062open for \u2063the \u200dtime being.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Exploring \u200dAlternatives<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-9-billion-arms-sale-approved-for-germany-by-state-department\/\" title=\"Germany has been given the green light by the State Department for a .9 billion arms sale.\">political\u200b tension<\/a>, Pence remained tight-lipped about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">preferred candidate<\/a>, hinting at the\u200c possibility of turning to <strong>a third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-panicking-over-new-no-labels-party-siphoning-off-votes\/\" title=\"Dems Panicking Over New \u201cNo Labels\u201d Party Siphoning Off Votes\">-party option<\/a>\u2064 or \u200dthe bipartisan ticket proposed by No Labels<\/strong>\u2014an initiative promising a dual-party candidate lineup as an\u200b alternative to \u2063the established nominees.<\/p>\n<p>With the\u200c political landscape changing rapidly, Pence&#8217;s pronouncement is \u200ba significant maneuver that could influence the broader Republican \u2064base and potentially reshape the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>To delve deeper into this\u2064 intricate political development and its possible implications, consider exploring\u200b more from the Washington Examiner&#8217;s\u2063 extensive coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Pence declines to endorse Donald Trump, stating the expected GOP nominee is diverging from core conservative values. 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