Former Vice President Mike Pence's refusal to endorse former President Trump for the 2024 election has highlighted a trend of prominent Republicans declining to support Trump or run as third-party candidates. No Labels, a centrist group, has faced rejections from key figures like Liz Cheney, Larry Hogan, and Chris Christie. The decision by Pence, along with other ex-Trump officials, underscores a divide within the GOP between elected officials and former Cabinet members regarding Trump's candidacy.
Ex-Trump administration officials turned critics emphasized the historic significance of a former vice president opting not to back a former running mate. https://t.co/7kZOeWkAry
"No Labels can’t get a ‘yes’ on a candidate for 2024 — and there’s a good reason why" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/n2Tdea9D2k https://t.co/8S8bZfJguu
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s decision not to endorse former President Trump marked the most significant departure among former Trump officials who have declined to back his 2024 candidacy. https://t.co/SibMQcu7ep https://t.co/O0cC1mNIL2
Pence’s lack of an endorsement also highlights the chasm between GOP elected officials & those who actually served alongside Trump in his Cabinet. NBC News reached out to 44 former Cabinet officials & found that only 4 of them would commit to backing Trump https://t.co/Ba21FvpsAA
Pence refusing to support Trump is historic. For those of us who were conservatives before Trump started cosplaying as one - @Mike_Pence’s word matters. He does not make decisions lightly. He knows how dangerous Trump is to America & to conservatism. https://t.co/jVvCrKoyrJ
NEW: Completely laughable list of people who have declined to run as a third-party presidential candidate when contacted by 'No Labels' group: • Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson • Businessman Mark Cuban • Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming • Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan • Georgia Gov.…
Mike Pence has said he won’t endorse Trump. If the former VP holds out, it could help other Republicans abandon the former president. But he can only have a real impact if he has the guts to back Biden. https://t.co/ig0nDzixXN
No Labels is struggling to recruit a candidate to mount a third-party run for US president, the centrist group's founding chairman Joe Lieberman said https://t.co/zCKNzyoidZ
Former Trump WH aide @Alyssafarah on Mike Pence refusing to endorse Trump: “He didn’t because he knows better than anyone this man is historically unfit and he’s dangerous.” https://t.co/6daVcbZ9Da
Former Trump WH aide @Alyssafarah on Mike Pence refusing to endorse Trump: “He knows better than anyone that this man is historically unfit and he’s dangerous.” https://t.co/23zEtDvwrM
NBC: Among the Republicans who have said no after approaches from No Labels: Liz Cheney, Larry Hogan, Brian Kemp, Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels and Chris Sununu, according to public statements and sources familiar with their responses. https://t.co/rFDPOtBRnV
Breaking: officials at @NoLabelsOrg are hitting a roadblock for a 2024 presidential ticket but giving themselves “weeks” to find the right candidates or drop the effort, people there tell @FoxBusiness. Not sure why it will take “weeks” to figure this out since the pool of…
New: No Labels keeps getting rejected by its prominent targets. But after millions spent, it continues. Confirmed❌: Cheney, Hogan, Kemp, Christie, Mitch Daniels, Sununu, McRaven, Sinema, Deval Patrick, Cuban. Engaged w/ Cuomo & sought talks w/The Rock. https://t.co/MjG4gqkBwX
All the ex-Trump officials who refuse to endorse him in 2024 https://t.co/7FH3WGbaqw
Possible Candidates Keep Turning Down No Labels https://t.co/mVlQioRLsB via @politicalwire
No Labels is still working to find its dream third-party presidential ticket for 2024 — but there’s a hitch: It keeps getting turned down. https://t.co/RQJVfOAefj
Former Trump WH aide @SarahAMatthews1 on Mike Pence refusing to endorse Trump: “It's unprecedented. No vice president has ever said that their own former boss is not fit to serve… I wish more Republicans would have a backbone like him and follow suit. So many Republicans… https://t.co/rhAQdmPdJD
Another 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Says He Won't Endorse Trump https://t.co/aRCcs1wh98
Another Potential Candidate Says No To A No Labels 2024 Run https://t.co/mWRWt6uvFE
Pence’s refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem https://t.co/d6EGxYnbrh