Former Vice President Mike Pence has criticized former President Donald Trump over his position on the national debt, claiming that his former boss's stance on the national debt is"identical" to President Joe Biden's.
Pence claimed that while Trump fulfilled his 2016 promise to govern as a conservative while president, Trump has not made any such promise going into 2024. Regarding the United States's national debt, one of many issues 2024 candidates face, Pence said Biden's policy on the issue is"insolvency," in an interview on NBC News's Meet the Press."Donald Trump's issue on the national debt is identical to Joe Biden's," Pence said.
Pence added that the Republican Party ought to be"straight with the American people" over the"magnitude" of the nation's debt. The former vice president has been critical of Trump since the two left the White House in January 2021. Most recently, Pence criticized Trump's handling of classified documents, stating that he"can’t defend what is alleged" in the former president's indictment.Trump and Pence are both competing for the nomination for the Republican Party's 2024 candidacy.
Other contenders in the 2024 Republican primary race include Gov. Ron DeSantis , former South Carolina Gov. and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Sen. Tim Scott . Most recently, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced his candidacy on Thursday for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.