Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence are competing for the political spotlight in Washington, D.C., days after the Jan. 6 House Committee concluded its first round of public hearings.
Pence is speaking at the Young America’s Foundation’s annual conference on Tuesday morning two blocks away from the White House before Trump appears at the America First Agenda Summit nearby in downtown Washington on Tuesday afternoon. Trump’s remarks mark his return to the capital since he left office shortly after the Jan. 6 attack.
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This is Pence’s second trip to Washington in as many weeks. He addressed the Republican Study Committee last Wednesday. The group, Congress’s largest ideological caucus, applauded the former vice president when Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) alluded to Jan. 6.
“I just want to say thank you for defending our Constitution,” Roy said, a Republican source in the room told Axios. “I’m happy to shout it from Mar-A-Lago to Bedminster … but I just want you to know how grateful we are,” he added, referring to Trump’s properties.
Although Pence is remaining coy regarding his presidential aspirations, Democrats have already started treating him like a candidate.
“We don’t have to imagine what’s on the Mike Pence agenda — he’s already told us as he’s brought his extreme roadshow across the country,” Democratic National Committee spokesman Ammar Moussa said.
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Trump told New York magazine this month he has made up his mind concerning the next presidential election and only has to choose an announcement date, including before November’s midterm cycle.
“Well, in my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore,” he said. “In my own mind, I’ve already made that decision.”
