.Mike_Pence heavily criticized his onetime boss, Donald Trump, in a roughly 40-minute presidential campaign launch speech on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, that sets up a historic showdown between the two former running mates.
Once a loyal foot soldier for Trump, Pence unequivocally slammed Trump for his actions regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, his wavering conservatism, and his dithering on anti-abortion concerns. Pence and Trump split over Trump pressuring Pence not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. But Pence reiterated on Wednesday that he couldn't abandon his duties as the then-president of the Senate.
"I had no right to overturn the election, and [Vice President] Kamala Harris will have no right to overturn our election when we beat them in 2024," Pence added to a roaring crowd. Pence had even more strong terms about the worthiness of any presidential candidate."I believe that anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States," he said."And anyone who asked someone else to put them over the Constitution should never be president of the United States again."
"As your president, I will always stand for the sanctity of life, and I will not rest, and I will not relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of American law in every state in the land," Pence said to loud crowd approval.
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