Pence against former President Trump tries to strengthen chances in the republican campaign

While former US President Donald Trump faces a series of new criminal charges, his former vice president, now turned rival for Republican presidential candidacy, Mike Pence, is trying to capitalise on the circumstances created.

The staff of Mr. Pence's campaign distributed new T-shirts and hats with the inscription, “very sincere”, referring to a part of the indictment describing the moment when former President Trump had called Mr. Pence to criticize him after he refused to approve his plan to change the 2020 election illegally.

You're very honest,”. Mr. Trump reportedly told his deputy at the time on New Year's Day.

The Pence's decision to use these words as a political message marks an important difference in the tone of a candidate, who is usually cautious and facing difficulties among republican candidates, where his former chief prevails.

Pence is criticising Mr. Trump more since the actadia was published, in which he has a central location. He is presenting himself as a man who opposed Mr. Trump by avoiding disaster.

Americars deserve to know that President Trump and his advisers did not ask me to just stop for a moment. They asked me not to accept the election outcome and illegally change their score” said Mr. Pence at Fox News on Wednesday. Mr. Pence said if he had done what Mr. Trump and his lawyers were looking for, it would have caused chaos. ”

These statements by Mr. Pence stand out after he refused to publicly criticise Mr. Trump during the four years he served as vice president and defended him with devotion. This harsh stand is different from other opponents of Mr. Trump, who are not attacking the former president over his problems with the law and efforts to stay in power.

In the speech he started the campaign with, Mr. Pence attacked Mr. Trump, saying that “cido who puts himself on the Constitution should never become President of the United States” and “who wants someone else to decide them on the Constitution, should never again become president of the United States. ”

Meanwhile, Mr. Pence is trying to show himself as the most conservative Republican candidate in economic and social affairs, in particular about abortion.

The attention he won from the act filed with Mr. Trump brought donations to Mr. Pence's campaign. His campaign received 7,000 donations in the first 24 hours of the proclamation of the indictment, and Mr. Pence is now likely to qualify to be part of the first republican debate in the coming days.

This added attention to Mr. Pence has been noticed by Mr. Trump.

I'm sorry that he (Mic Pence) is not attracting crowds, enthusiasm, nor the faith of people who, as part of the Trump Administration, were to worship him,” wrote Mr. Trump on social networks, repeating the false claims of Mr. Pence's role.

Mark Short, former chief of staff at the time of the January 6th riots, says Mr. Pence is beginning to tire of Mr. Trump's comments.

The president has misinterpreted the events about the president's authority for two and a half years and introduced them to the Americans. And I think the indignation towards this attitude is understandable,” he said. “How much could that be tolerated?”

Although Mr. Short believes most Republican voters are interested in hearing debates on other issues and Mr. Joe Biden, he believes Pence's actions that day will serve as a powerful argument.

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