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(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) 1 of 8 But former Vice President Mike Pence insisted his tightly scheduled swing through New Hampshire on Wednesday was simply focused on next year’s midterms, when control of Congress is at stake. Erdogan has fired three central bank chiefs for not aligning with his belief that rates should not be raised. Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with guests during a gathering, Wednesday, Dec. "He's basically in position of just waiting for Donald Trump.The lira's spiral has been staggering - it plummeted from roughly 8.5 to the dollar in late August to more than 13 to the dollar within a mere three months.Įrdogan has consistently refused to raise interest rates to reign in rising double-digit inflation, and the lira has plummeted in value in recent years largely as a result of that. Beyond the impact on Biden's first Christmas in office, the virus and its variants largely put the kibosh on. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have replaced the packed parties and overflowing buffet tables of the past with food-free open houses, face masks and testing for the unvaccinated. The ex-official stressed that the plan, which aimed to weaken the Iranian government, was designed. The Joint Staff and CIA were obstructing everything, said the former senior defense official.
"He's currently occupying this political purgatory," said Mr Kevin Madden, a senior adviser to Mr Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, said of Mr Pence. It's been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under COVID-19's shadow. The last-minute push was the culmination of years of frustration by Trump administration officials over how to wage the shadow conflict with Iran. Mr DeSantis is also considering his own 2024 run. He has joined the Heritage Foundation, a GOP establishment think tank, as a distinguished visiting fellow, started an advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, to promote his agenda and defend the Trump administration's record, and he's publishing two books, with the first expected to be released in 2023.ĭespite Mr Pence's fealty to his former boss, Mr Trump also said on Fox Business that if he became a candidate, he'd consider Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as his running mate - seemingly rejecting the idea he'd necessarily run again with Mr Pence. Former US Vice-President Pence stands behind Trump and his record in early 2024 speech Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to a crowd during an event in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 29. The South Carolina events will kick off a more public schedule for Mr Pence, with one or more trips a week to support Republican candidates running in next year's midterm elections and to promote his conservative agenda, according to a person familiar with