‘I don’t want to get involved with Trump anymore.’ It is reported that former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has declined the invitation to a Conservative Political Action (CPAC) conference scheduled for his first political speech after former President Donald Trump’s retirement.
Former Vice President Pence was invited to speak at the CPAC held in Orlando, Florida on the 25th to 28th (local time), but declined, Fox News reported on the 21st. CPAC is an annual event of conservative camps attended by Republican lawmakers and think tank personnel. In addition to former President Trump, this year’s event will be attended by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Ted Cruise, Rick Scott, and Senators Tom Cotton. In a speech on the 28th, the last day of the CPAC, former President Trump is known to reveal his plans after retirement and his position on the Republican Party’s future. In fact, it is the stage for political return after retirement.
The invasion of parliament on the 6th of last month is said to have served as a decisive moment for former Vice President Pence to turn his back with former President Trump. Since then, former Vice President Pence did not attend the retirement farewell ceremony of former President Trump on the 20th of last month.
Former Vice-President Pence has recently made a rocky move by refraining from exposure to the media as much as possible. Congressional media The Hill said he plans to refrain from exposure for at least six months after retirement. Instead, it seems that he will distance himself from former President Trump and aim for the next presidential candidate. Earlier, NBC reported on the 31st of last month that former Vice President Pence was preparing to launch an independent organization to raise money for donations.
Meanwhile, even after the impeachment trial, Trump’s influence on the Republican Party is still confirmed to be strong. In a poll conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University on the 15th to 19th of 1,000 Republican supporters who voted for former President Trump in last year’s presidential election, 46% of respondents abandoned the Republican Party if Trump created a new party. They responded that they would participate.