With the US media announcing that Joe Biden has won the presidency, the focus will increase on the question of whether the man loyal to Trump will seek to reach the presidency in the 2024 elections, and whether his firm attachment to the president will aid or hinder him in this endeavor.
Since Trump ran for president in 2016, Pence has been a magnet for reluctant Republican voters to support a New York TV star who has been married three times.
Pence was also a source of stability in an administration that was left by several senior officials.
While Trump has been stirring up controversy through his tweets, Pence has often calmed the mood without publicly expressing dissenting views of the president.
Republicans described Pence as a loyal deputy, but his critics called him a “big flatterer” and only interested in keeping his job.
Pence is a lawyer who previously worked as a radio presenter and served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and was Indiana governor when he joined the Trump campaign in 2016.
Trump has capitalized on the credibility of Pence, 61, with Republicans as a conservative evangelical Christian, as well as his appeal to religious Americans and conservatives of the “Corn Belt.”
When Trump assumed the role of an outsider in the political arena, Pence was conservative, and when Trump consistently violated tradition, Pence appeared pious.
Born in Columbus, Indiana in 1959, Pence grew up to be an admirer of liberal figures like John F. Kennedy before becoming a right-wing.
While as a governor of Indiana, he emerged as an advocate of traditional family values and an advocate of abortion and same-sex marriage.
Pence, as the state governor, has signed laws that make abortion more difficult in Indiana.
He was severely criticized for defending a law on “religious freedom” in 2015, which his opponents deemed a method of discrimination against homosexuals.
The man identifies himself as a Christian, conservative, and Republican, in that order.
Trump has been married three times and has had multiple mistresses, but Pence knows that he refuses to be alone in a room with a woman who is not his wife Karen.
In 2017, former Presidential Counselor Steve Bannon emphasized his crucial role in the elections. He told The New Yorker that “Trump won the votes of the nationalists, but Pence is the basis,” stressing that “without a penny we do not win.”
Pence 2024?
Upon reaching the White House, Pence left the top spot for Trump.
He has worked in the shadows with Congress and Republican officials, and has undertaken delicate diplomatic missions.
Pence has also modified his policy positions to fit Trump’s approach to trade, diplomatic relations, and immigration.
During his early visits to Europe and Asia, he paved the way for Trump’s new policies but also reassured appalled allies.
One of the most prominent moments of his political appearance was during the confrontation with his rival Kamala Harris during the debate between the candidates for the position of Vice President, he was disciplined in his answers, but what will most likely stick in minds is the fly that landed on his white hair for two minutes and led to a mocking campaign on social networks.
Mike Pence remained a team player, never showed differences with Trump and did not seek to serve his personal career, and this last point caused many to leave the Trump administration.
That did not change when, in March, he was appointed head of the White House Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus.
In Pence’s photo, the team’s daily data was calm, clear and strict, before Trump took up the matter and weakened recommendations about social distancing, muzzle wear and available treatments.
Pence’s motive was never clear. Was he preparing himself, like many vice presidents, waiting for his chance to run for president? Or was he really able to coexist with Trump like many other Republicans to serve his conservative agenda?
Earlier this year, speculation ran wild about replacing Pence with someone else who could attract new voters, such as former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
However, the heterogeneous duo stayed together, and Trump described his right upper arm in August as “rock hard.”
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