Mike Pence’s move to suspend his 2024 campaign drew a response from former President Donald Trump.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s move to suspend his 2024 campaign drew a response from former President Donald Trump, who suggested that his former right-hand man should endorse him.
“Everybody that leaves seems to be endorsing me,” the former president told a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. “You know people are leaving now and they’re all endorsing me.”
Two GOP presidential candidates who dropped their White House bids, Perry Johnson and Larry Elder, both endorsed President Trump, who is currently leading by significant margins over the other candidates in polls.
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“I don’t know about Mike Pence: He should endorse me,” President Trump told the Las Vegas rally after Mr. Pence dropped out of the campaign. “He should endorse me. You know why? Because I had a great, successful presidency, and he was the vice president. He should endorse me.”
Elaborating, the former president stated that “I chose him, made him vice president, but people in politics can be very disloyal.”
Earlier on Saturday, Mr. Pence announced he would end his campaign after struggling for months in the polls. A recent report showed that his