In Washington of Trump Mike Pence is a strange person – sending

Since Trump was selected as a second term, Pence has proven to be one of the last remaining institutional voices of traditional conservatism in a party and a movement that wants to go with whatever Trump wants. In addition to calling for prolonged US support for Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion, Pence and AAF have called on the application of the law that requires Tiktok to be released from Chinese property while Trump tried to give Tiktok. When Trump publishes on social media that “the one who saves his country does not violate any law,” Pence publishes his 2010 essay on the importance of adhering to the Constitution. Perhaps at all, less than a day after Trump named Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as his choice to be the secretary of health and human services, Pence called on the senators to vote “No”.

The idea that Kennedy, a conspiracy a theorist and a conspiracy lawyer, with an extremely left abortion recording and the healthcare reform, should not be the best public health employee in the country would be obvious for almost all republican decade-or ori Even in a decade of a decade-or even a decade-or even a decade-or even even of десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие-или дори и на десетилетие на A decade -or even in decades – gentlemen. But in Washington, Trump Pence stood almost alone in his campaign against Kennedy. He speaks directly with many senators, urging them to vote against Kennedy. But in the end, Mitch McConnell, the former leader of the majority in the Senate, was the only Republican in the House of Voting “noS ”

“I was disappointed that we had no more company in the end. I will tell you that the chorus of the voices that reached for us, offering quiet encouragement, was quite deafening, “Pence told SendingS “People appreciated the position we took, and the case we did, and the way we equipped the Senate members not only with the life question, but also the long recording of Kennedy’s liberal activism.”

In a separate interview, Tim Chapman, the chairman of Advancing American Freedom, told Sending That the message he hears in private not only from activist groups and donors, but of the senators themselves is: “You are right. We appreciate you. We just can’t be there with you right now. “

The reason? “If they pop up their heads up, they take their head off on Twitter,” Chapman said.

“We do not have to feel the obligation to win every fight against the policy we participate in, but we feel very strong that we have an obligation to raise problems and that it benefits from it, even if you lose.” Chapman added. “In fact, I believe that RFK Jr. will be a more prudent in HHS because we have raised the problem and I think it is on a shorter strap on this particular issue.”

Chapman said his thinking about the role of the advancement of American freedom has been informed since his time, which has been working for nearly 15 years at the Inheritance Foundation and her intercessive inheritance clothing before leaving the inheritance in 2020, with only 16 employees focused On a number of issues related to policy and legal advocacy, the advancement of American freedom is only part of the size of the heritage, but hopes to hit over its weight. When the conservative movement was “at the best case, it tried to download [GOP] Leadership more to the right and connects them to assign various debates. “Chapman noticed that while the inheritance was sought during Trump’s first term for the synthesis of conservatism and populism, under pressure from Tucker Carlson’s likes, he just threw himself into the towel and became a” more populist performer of the MAGA program, And not a fundamental and independent organization that tries to pull them on the conservative true North. Fill this void left by the inheritance Foundation.

But don’t expect Pence to join the anti-thrump resistance soon. Or ever. “I think, Sending On February 19, when he was asked about the best and most aspects of the first month of Trump’s second term. “I think the best things are the restoration of the policies we have had on the southern border, and taking the strong position they have on the cartels, cooperation, even cooperation, with the Mexican government,” he continued. “The nearby runner is very impressed with what my friend Elon Musk is doing with the Ministry of Government Efficiency. Determining wasteful government costs and outspoken fraud is a great first step, “which should be followed by congressional actions.

And the bigger parts of the last month? Pence pauses. “I have had some problems with some staff and I am disappointed with it, but … Overall, President Trump and the administration are in good start,” he said. “Our goal here is to really be a constructive, reliable voice for conservatism.”

What is the point of Pence, who makes the case of traditional conservatism when the person who runs the Republican Party has such a personal dislike for him because of his decision to fulfill his constitutional obligation to count the votes of the election college on January 6, 2021? “The conservative program is the vocation of my life,” Pence replied. “While the most famous voice in our party occasionally signals in a different direction … I am still not convinced that the president is interested in deviating from the agenda we have managed. But some of these prominent voices in and around the party would take us to a more populist vein. I do not believe that most Republican voters believe this. ”

It is no secret at a personal level that Trump and Pence’s relationship does not exist, as Trump inspired the mafia to offend the American Capitol and the rebels called out to find themselves in Pence. “We are not talking as often as before,” Pence said. “In fact, we only talked once in the last four years.” At Jimmy Carter’s funeral, on January 9, Pence and Trump had what he described as a “heart exchange” with Trump: “He greeted me. I stood up, reached out, and said, “Congratulations, Mr. President.” He softened and said, you know, “Thank you, Mike.”

However, Pence thinks he can have an influence with the president again. “As long as we are not talking the way we are used to, I have every reason to believe that he is still listening to me,” Pence added.

And he had tips for those, [Marco] Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. I just encourage them to take advantage of the opportunity to offer a clear, quiet advice, because in all my years of experience with President Trump … He listens. He takes different perspectives but I think, [to be] He intends to take on any problem. “

While Vice President JD Vance apparently insists on a large part of the agenda that Pence supports, Pence at first had only praise for the new Vice President when he requested his opinion on the first month of Vance. “I thought he made a very good speech at the Munich Security Conference by talking about shared values,” Pence said. “I appreciated him to talk about … a special effort against people in life in the UK and suppressing freedom of expression in Europe.” Pence continued to note that “the most focused on Russia, and in particular China,” when he speaks at this security conference. “The big challenges we face in the world today really require the President and Vice President to focus the energy to stand with our allies and face our enemies,” he said.

Asked if Vance expects to be nominated for the GOP 2028 and whether he could support him, Pence suggested that there would be a seriously contested primary. “I often pray for the President and the Vice President. I do not personally know the Vice President and he was a rather harsh critic of our administration during our four years and appeared in politics after we left our post, “he said. “The Republican Party has a deep bench. We have many men and women with great talent … In the next four years we will be faced with a very important choice, whether we remain engaged in our traditional conservative path of strong national defense, the US leadership in the world, a restricted government, fiscal responsibility, right to Life and values ​​or whether we follow the song of the populism of the siren without applying to conservative principles. “

While Pence sounds like a person who says the sky is blue when describing the inconsistencies of the current GOP with long -held republican principles, it begins to sound more like a person who says the clouds are made from the rose forward: “I have the feeling that The Republican nominee in the next election will be someone who perceives this traditional Republican conservatism. ”

Is there a chance for Pence himself to run for President again in 2028? “I never say.”