{"id":39136,"date":"2017-08-07T05:15:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T05:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=39136"},"modified":"2017-08-07T05:15:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T05:15:34","slug":"mike-pence-slams-report-hes-planning-for-a-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/mike-pence-slams-report-hes-planning-for-a-presidential-bid.html","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence slams report he’s planning for a presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Pence slams report he’s planning for a presidential bid<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Mike Pence slams report he’s planning for a presidential bid:- Vice President Mike Pence sought to bat down a report from The New York Times on Sunday that said he would plan to run for president should President Donald Trump not seek a second term.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Today’s article in The New York Times is disgraceful and offensive to me, my family, and our entire team,” Pence’s statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n

The statement went on to say the suggestion that Pence was not working solely for Trump’s agenda and re-election was “laughable and absurd.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The vice president’s decision to rebut the story Sunday through an official written statement rather than verbally or through a spokesperson was a rare move from a high-ranking administration official.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Times’ report noted Pence’s aggressive political schedule and fund-raising operation and said multiple advisers told donors that Pence would run for president if Trump did not.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump has said repeatedly that he intends to be a two-term president and has held several campaign events in advance of the 2020 election.<\/span><\/p>\n

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway also pushed back on the Times’ report in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“I want to make a remark about Vice President Pence,” Conway said. “I’ve worked with him for 10 years as his pollster, as a senior adviser, and certainly work with him daily in the White House. It is absolutely true that the vice president is getting ready for 2020 — for reelection as vice president.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump support dips<\/span><\/p>\n

In the interview, Conway also acknowledged Trump’s popularity among Republicans has ticked down.<\/span><\/p>\n

“His approval rating among Republicans and conservatives and Trump voters is down slightly,” Conway said. “It needs to go up.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/08\/06\/politics\/mike-pence-2020-election\/index.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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