Pence enters 2024 presidential race in Iowa, taking aim at Trump

Donald Trump's former vice president Mike Pence has joined the race for the 2024 Republican nomination and launched a strong attack on the former president campaigning in Iowa yesterday Pence blasted Trump over the assault on the capitol saying his former boss put himself above the Constitution Robert Casa is in Des Moines Bob good morning good morning Vlad yesterday was perhaps the most forceful we've ever seen pence in terms of taking on his former running mate Donald Trump criticizing his handling of January 6 and some of Trump's policies after the event when I asked Pence why are you doing this right now Penn simply told me it's time we are here because we know that Iowa was the right place to start our engines for the Great American comeback warmer vice president Mike Pence made his presidential run official on Wednesday and wasted no time going after his former boss and the current Republican front-runner Donald Trump president Trump's words were Reckless they endangered my family pens took aim at Trump for pressuring him to overturn the 2020 election I hope Mike is going to do the right thing I hope so anyone who asks someone else to put them over the Constitution should never be president of the United States again and he doubled down at a town hall in Iowa Wednesday night president Trump was wrong then he's wrong now with roughly a dozen candidates in the race and Pence polling in the single digits he's counting on a strong showing in next year's Iowa caucuses well there's a lot of candidates in the race right now so I think it'll be an uphill climb for for everybody Pence hopes his conservative record will appeal to the state's religious voters I'm a Christian a conservative and a republican in that order when something isn't working you stop and you try something new meanwhile in his home state of North Dakota governor Doug bergam made his case for why he's running for the White House we need a leader who's clearly focused on three things economy energy and National Security all last night Pence was asked about whether Trump should be indicted for his handling of classified records Pence said no one is above the rule of law but he also said he hopes the justice department does not move forward with what he characterizes something that would be a dramatic and divisive indictment Gail all right Bob got it thank you very much

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Published: Thu Jun 08 2023