Vice President Mike Pence has filed papers to jump into the 2024 presidential primary for the GOP nomination, setting up a clash with President Donald Trump.
Pence has long been expected to enter the race, and is set to formally announce his candidacy on May 7.
Pence will enter a growing field of candidates competing for the nomination, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Though he served as Trump’s vice president, the two increasingly grew apart in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
At the time, Trump tried to convince Pence to use a disputed power under the 12th Amendment to refuse certification of electoral slates from contested states where Trump said the results were plagued by widespread voter fraud….