Pence attacks, challenges Trump in 2024 White House race

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Former US Vice President Mike Pence, who once served Donald Trump loyally, on Wednesday blasted his former boss for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol and said he would challenge Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Pence issued his most forceful condemnation to date of Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by the former president's supporters on the US Congress as lawmakers met to certify Democrat Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

Pence, who turned 64 on Wednesday, joins a crowded nominating contest that is currently a two-man race between front-runner Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum also announced candidacies this week, raising the number of Republican White House hopefuls into double digits.

Trump supporters stormed the Capitol during the certification process, forcing Pence, family members, lawmakers and staff to flee to safety. Some rioters chanted for Pence to be hanged. Pence also took a swipe at DeSantis, a leading contender for the nomination, for saying that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a "territorial dispute," a remark DeSantis later walked back.Trump, in remarks to conservative commentator Todd Starnes on Monday, wished Pence luck, but criticized him for allowing the certification of the 2020 election results.

 

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