Pence’s political future is clouded by Trump

According to conversations with seven Republicans close to Pence, the vice president is committed to working to draw Trump. Not only is that part of Pence’s loyal nature, it is also important for sources to say that he has ambitions to run for the presidency in 2024.

Pence and those around him have long expressed hope that his offspring will pay and place him as Trump’s natural successor.

According to people close to him, Pence is eagerly aware that as long as Trump is with the idea of ​​running toys again, he has no way to the White House himself.

“It’s clearly come a long way in the last four years,” Pence’s adviser told CNN about the vice president’s continued loyalty. “But what Mike Pence runs in four years determines what the president wants to do.”

“It needs to work”

Even after Pence’s immediate plans are out of the office – it’s not entirely clear what he will be up to. For almost eight years, when he moved to the governor’s residence in Indianapolis in early 2013, Pence and his wife, Karen, lived in government housing. The first order of business, his close friend said, is finding a permanent place to sleep at night.

People close to Penn, who are CNN. Talked to, he thinks he’ll mostly swim in Indiana instead of sticking around Washington Washington. The vice president’s office declined to comment on the story.

And almost 20 years after earning government salaries, before serving four years as governor of Indiana, U.S. After spending six terms as a member of Congress, Pence will need to make some money.

“They need to work,” said a senior Republican with knowledge of the White House.

John Thompson, a former spokesman for the Trump campaign Pence, says he will have options.

“Most former presidents and vice presidents have written a book,” he said. Maybe he’ll give paid speeches. “

“They will have perfect options for doing this, which both Democratic and Republican former presidents and vice presidents have done.”

Pence is likely to be an active Republican lawyer regardless of what Trump decides to do.

“Over the next few years, he can travel the country, give speeches, attend Republican events and fundraisers, keep active and high profile while deciding whether he wants to run,” Thompson said.

The road to 2024?

Despite being vice president, Pence has been something of a dark horse for the 2024 nomination. Other Trump administration figures such as Nicky Haley and Mike Pompeo, and senators such as Tom Canton and Josh Haley Wale have won the White House market so far.

But some Republicans close to Pence say he prefers the nomination route.

“I think the vice president can do a good job based on his office,” Pence’s friend said. “And two, being loyal to the program that many Republicans are interested in, but it brings a completely different personality and style of governing.”

A senior administration official praised Pence’s ability to channel Trumpism in his own distinct style.

The officer said, “That’s one of Mike’s greatest strengths.

Some Republicans do not think Trump will run for a third term in four years, despite the president floating the idea privately.

“I don’t think (Pence) is over in 2024,” said another senior Republican.

The official predicted that Trump was likely to be ousted and that Pence would benefit from patiently avoiding his time. Right now, that means left – at least Tangenli – on board with Trump’s evidence-free claims that the 2020 election was stolen, and he’s done fundraising.

“He’s still carrying a small device through which he funds to stay active,” Thompson said.

While Trump’s other presidential race will stabilize the 2024 Republican presidential constituency, Pence’s advisers say the vice president could benefit. Unlike some other potential candidates, Pence does not need people to be familiar with his name or need more time to run a political operation.

“There’s a scenario where freezing the ground puts him in a different position than other potential candidates,” said a senior Trump administration official.

The current course remained

Pence, meanwhile, has been focusing on official business for the remaining 46 days in remaining fees.

Although most of his schedule has been behind closed doors, on Wednesday, Pence went to the Capitol to be sworn in at Arizona Sen. March Kelly, the Democrat who won the Nov. 3 election – Trump reduced fraud claims in that state.

On Thursday, Pence traveled to Memphis, Tennessee for a roundtable discussion on vaccine development and distribution. And earlier this week, he chaired a coronavirus task force meeting and spoke with the country’s governors about the deteriorating epidemic.

On Friday, Pence made his second trip to support both GOP Senate candidates from Georgia, David Perdue and Kelly Lofler, following both bus trips and several rallies last month.

Pence spoke before a unity rally was to be held in Savannah on Friday, although Lofler and Governav. Brian Camp was not present both days earlier due to the death of a Loffler employee in an accident.

In his remarks in Savannah, Pence referred to the president’s claims but focused on the need for Republican voters to go to the polls.

“I know we’ve all had doubts about the last election. And I’m really telling some people not to vote. My fellow Americans, if you don’t vote, they will win,” Pence said. “We can fight for our president and at the same time fight for more Republicans in the Senate.”

Here’s a preview of how Pence will probably spend his first two years after taking office and participating in the presidential campaign: Stumping for GOP candidates across the country and keeping himself connected to Trump.

Pence’s friend said the midterm elections, -f-year elections, elections for the dog catcher. “It’s back on the rubber-chicken circuit.”