Mike Pence Steps Away From Trump, Urges Focus on Future
- Former vice president speaks as Trump is about to hit town
- Pence has taken sides against Trump, but praises his policies
Mike Pence
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Former Vice President Mike Pence sought to distance himself from his former boss just hours before Donald Trump takes the stage in the capital for the first time since the two men left office.
Speaking at a conference of conservative students in Washington on Tuesday, Pence pushed back on Trump’s relentless focus on the 2020 election while still trying to hew to the Trump administration’s policies that are popular among the former president’s voters.