/ 07 June 2023

More Republicans in the mix

Image source: Flickr
Image source: Flickr

It’s definitely not just former US President Donald Trump fighting for the nomination to run as the Republicans’ 2024 candidate for president… The next to step up is ex-Veep Mike Pence. Reports say Trump’s former deputy filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Monday and is due to announce his campaign today on his 64th birthday. Although Pence had a reputation for being unwaveringly loyal to Trump, it’s not the first time he’s gone up against his former boss after a big blowup about efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s now vying for the Republican nomination against Pence, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Senator Tim Scott, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Watch this space…

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