Former Vice President Mike Pence has billed himself the leading Republican opposition voice to the “more populist thinking” of President Donald Trump’s allies.
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FormerVicePresidentMikePenceispositioninghimselfasa“constructiveforcefortheconservativeagenda”duringPresidentDonaldTrump’ssecondtermasoneofthefewRepublicanswillingtochallengehim.
“Well,forme,it’salwaysprinciplesfirst.It’snotpersonal,”PencesaidinaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPress.
DespitepubliclyfallingoutwithTrumpinthewakeoftheJan.6,2021,riotattheU.S.Capitol,PencesaidhewouldsupportthenewTrumpadministrationonissuesheagreedwith,butwouldchallengeothers.
Pence’spoliticaladvocacygroup,AdvancingAmericanFreedom,spentnearly$1milliononadsopposingTrump’snewlyconfirmedHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryRobertF.KennedyJr.
DOGEMUST‘DEFUND’PLANNEDPARENTHOOD,MIKEPENCE’SWATCHDOGGROUPURGESMUSK
Theformervicepresidentsaidheandthosewhoworkforhimreceived“alotofquietencouragem