Trump considers 2024 run without Pence: report

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Former President Donald Trump is reportedly eyeing to run again in 2024, according to a Bloomberg report.
• It added that based on sources, Trump is dropping Pence and looking for people who stood by him until the end of his term.
• Trump adviser Jason Miller responded to the report in a tweet, calling it a “fake news.”

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly running for presidency again in 2024, but without former Vice President Mike Pence this time.

A Bloomberg report said that according to anonymous sources, Trump is dropping Pence and considering a woman or a person of color as his running mate.

The outlet added that sources said that the former US chief leader wants to consider people who stood by him until the end. Based on two sources, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is on the list of potential running mates.

Allegedly, Trump would not announce his candidacy until the summer of 2023.

The tension between Trump and Pence worsened during the January 6 Capitol attack, where rioters smashed into the building and chanted about hanging Pence. Before that, Trump encouraged his supporters in a speech to march to the Capitol and demand for a certification halt.

Trump and Pence had conflict during the former president’s last few weeks in office, when he publicly pressured the then vice president to knock over the election results during the congressional certification process.

Pence did not have the authority to do so, since his part of presiding over the Senate was largely ceremonial.

Responding to Bloomberg’s report, Trump adviser Jason Miller said in a tweet that it is a “fake news,” saying “no such conversations are happening.”

Recently, Trump told Mark Halpern of Newsmax that no Republican could beat in a primary if he decided to run again in 2024.

“I’ve done a good job for this party,” the former president said. “We had the greatest economy in history and then we rebuilt it a second time and the foundations were so strong that no other country can even compete with us.”

“I think based on the job performance, I’m not sure that anybody should be able to win other than us,” he added.

The news arose amid the rift among Republicans — some lawmakers wanted to continue on a pro-Trump platform, while others wanted to break away from the former president.

Source: The Hill