{"id":2200364,"date":"2024-03-16T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-congressman-warns-pence-not-to-blowtorch-career-with-trump-criticism\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:34:42","slug":"former-congressman-warns-pence-not-to-blowtorch-career-with-trump-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-congressman-warns-pence-not-to-blowtorch-career-with-trump-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-congressman cautions Pence against risking his career by criticizing Trump"},"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%2Fformer-congressman-warns-pence-not-to-blowtorch-career-with-trump-criticism%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=2200364&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 \u200cStark\u2062 Warning from Joe \u2064Walsh \u2063to Mike Pence<\/h2>\n<p>In the\u2063 ever-tumultuous whirlwind \u2064of \u200cAmerican politics, former Vice President \u200b <strong>Mike Pence<\/strong> is navigating uncertain waters, especially with his \u200cformer ally, <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>. In a sobering moment, <strong>former\u200b Rep. Joe \u2064Walsh<\/strong> dished out an unsparing caution \u2062to Pence: \u2062publicly criticize Trump \u200band it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">political suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Joe Walsh: \u200cThe \u2062Voice\u2063 of Experience<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I can\u2019t \u2062emphasize this enough. \u2063As a Republican, if you publicly oppose Trump, \u200byou\u2019re done\u200d as a Republican,&#8221; Walsh stated on CNN\u2062 NewsNight. \u2063&#8221;Mike\u2064 Pence today just did that.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Journeying through his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-make-guns-illegal-for-lawmakers-on-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Make Guns Illegal for Lawmakers on Capitol Hill\">political fallout<\/a>, \u200dthe former Illinois congressman knows \u2063the cost\u2064 all too well. \u200dHis bold move to challenge Trump in the \u200c <strong>2020 Republican primary<\/strong> was\u2063 met with a \u200cswift end to his\u200d campaign. Now, with Pence \u200cholding \u200cback on \u200cendorsing \u2063Trump, Walsh&#8217;s \u2062words hold\u200c a heavy echo\u200d of forewarning.<\/p>\n<h3>The High Stakes for Pence<\/h3>\n<p>Walsh, once an ardent supporter \u2064in the \u20642016 Trump\/Pence\u2062 ticket, turned into one of\u2062 the president&#8217;s \u2064most \u200cvocal critics at the time\u200d of Trump&#8217;s reelection campaign. His foresight \u2063is grim for Pence&#8217;s future in the <strong>Republican\u200b Party<\/strong>, as he shared with CNN&#8217;s \u2063Abby\u200d Phillip.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think\u200c he\u2019s closing the door on running as a Republican,&#8221; Walsh asserted. &#8220;This Republican Party is\u200b not\u200c gonna change.\u200c This will never be \u2062Mike Pence\u2019s Republican \u200dor Joe Walsh\u2019s Republican Party\u200b again.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Insisting \u200bthat Pence \u2062is essentially wrapping up his political pursuits within the party, Walsh \u200dbelieves that a new era &#8211; \u2064a Trump-dominated landscape -\u200b has taken over, leaving minimal space for dissenting Republicans.<\/p>\n<h3>The Unfolding 2024 Presidential Race<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2063 Trump appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-after-gop-candidate-respected-by-all-drops-out-and-goes-all-in-for-45\/\" title=\"Trump reacts as highly respected GOP candidate drops out and fully supports him.\">consolidating \u2063support<\/a>,\u200b with\u2063 endorsements from a spectrum of former competitors in the <strong>2024 race<\/strong>. From\u200c Vivek Ramaswamy to\u2062 Gov. Ron DeSantis and\u2062 others, it seems Trump\u200d remains\u2063 a formidable force \u2064in the GOP. However, Pence joins the likes of former Gov. Chris \u2063Christie and others in refraining from \u2063issuing endorsements after bowing out of \u200dthe competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pence&#8217;s tactful silence on his voting intentions<\/strong>, expressing \u200bhe wouldn&#8217;t support President Joe \u200dBiden yet keeping his own vote\u200d a secret, further stirs speculation about \u200dhis strategies\u2062 moving\u2063 forward.<\/p>\n<h3>The Road Ahead for Pence and the GOP<\/h3>\n<p>The collision course of principles\u200c and realpolitik leaves\u200c Walsh and Pence at \u200da critical juncture.\u2062 Will Pence navigate through\u2064 these \u200cchoppy \u2063political seas, or will Walsh&#8217;s grim prophecy come to be? \u200bOne thing is \u2064certain \u200d- the <strong>Republican Party&#8217;s identity crisis<\/strong> is at full \u2063tilt as the 2024 \u2064elections loom closer, making every \u2062move\u200c and non-endorsement a strategic play \u2064on the\u2062 grand political chessboard.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064unfolding \u2063story continues \u2062to\u200d captivate, as stakes rise \u200band\u2063 former alliances shift under the weight of \u2064political gambles and future aspirations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- This section ensures the reader is kept engaged and contemplates the implications of Joe Walsh's warning to Mike Pence, offering them a deeper look into the dynamics of the Republican Party and the 2024 presidential election race. --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Congressman Joe Walsh cautions Mike Pence: criticizing Trump could be career-ending. 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