In his first speech since leaving office, Pence will head to South Carolina and address a Republican king-maker group, hinting at a potential 2024 run for president.
Pence will deliver the speech the end of April.
While Pence has not publicly said he plans to run for president, traveling to South Carolina to speak to a large Republican group could hint at 2024 ambitions.
Pence dodged the question when asked last year about running in 2024, according to the Daily Caller.
The Associated Press has more on Pence’s speech:
Next month, Pence will keynote a dinner hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, a Pence aide told The Associated Press on Sunday. The aide spoke on the condition of anonymity due to a lack of permission to discuss the plans publicly.
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Pence, who since leaving the administration has been doing work with the Heritage Foundation and Young America’s Foundation, has not indicated if he plans a future run for office, but his choice of making his post-administration debut in South Carolina helps set down a marker for a potential 2024 presidential bid. The state holds the first presidential primaries in the South, and candidates of both major parties typically spend more than a year in the state ahead of those votes, introducing themselves and trying to secure support.
Pence’s relationship with former President Trump seemed to take a big hit as Trump continued to make false claims of election fraud.
Their relationship appeared the most tense as Pence was confirming Biden’s victory in the election.
“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump declared on Twitter.
It is still up in the air whether or not Pence has intentions to run in 2024.
Recent polling from inside the Republican party still shows Trump having a commanding lead, with around 53% of Republicans saying they’d nominate him.
Pence came in second, with 12% saying they’d nominate him.
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