'Get Some Gumption': Mike Pence Called Out For Answer On Whom He's Voting For

Mike Pence said he won’t endorse former President Donald Trump but suggested he could still vote for him.

The former vice president was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday why he hasn’t ruled out voting for Trump in the 2024 election. Pence said last month he could not “in good conscience” endorse Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, but declined to say he would not vote for him.

“I’ll just keep my vote to myself, you know. I’d never vote for Joe Biden,” Pence told Tapper.

He cited differences he has with Trump on “my constitutional duties on Jan. 6,” Trump’s foreign policy posture, and the former president’s claim that he would not sign a national abortion ban if elected. He said Trump is “shying away from our commitment as leader of the free world.”

“I’ve just made it clear that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump in this campaign. But I’ll keep my vote on my own and I’ll vote according to my conscience in private just like every American will,” he added.

The sidestepping response drew a sharp rebuke from former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), a Trump critic.

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