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| Vice President Mike Pence calls claims he will run in 2020 'disgraceful and offensive' | |
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| US Vice President Mike Pence has denied reports that he will run for president in 2020, calling them "disgraceful and offensive". | US Vice President Mike Pence has denied reports that he will run for president in 2020, calling them "disgraceful and offensive". |
| "Today's article in the New York Times is disgraceful and offensive to me, my family, and our entire team," he said in a statement. "The allegations in the article are categorically false and represent just the latest attempt by the media to divide this administration." | "Today's article in the New York Times is disgraceful and offensive to me, my family, and our entire team," he said in a statement. "The allegations in the article are categorically false and represent just the latest attempt by the media to divide this administration." |
| Mr Pence spoke out in response to a New York Times article detailing his notable political activity in recent months, including the creation of his own political action committee and meetings with Republican donors at his private residence. | Mr Pence spoke out in response to a New York Times article detailing his notable political activity in recent months, including the creation of his own political action committee and meetings with Republican donors at his private residence. |
| The Times reported that multiple Pence advisers had signalled that he would run in 2020 if Donald Trump did not. | The Times reported that multiple Pence advisers had signalled that he would run in 2020 if Donald Trump did not. |
| The White House moved quickly to shut down these reports. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter called them "fake news" and "wishful thinking" in a tweet. | |
| Mr Pence released his statement shortly thereafter, condemning the claims as "laughable and absurd". | |
| "Whatever fake news may come our way, my entire team will continue to focus all our efforts to advance the President's agenda and see him re-elected in 2020," he said. | "Whatever fake news may come our way, my entire team will continue to focus all our efforts to advance the President's agenda and see him re-elected in 2020," he said. |
| Still, the Vice President has been markedly more active than previous inhabitants of his office, speaking at major Republican events and hiring a competitive political strategist, Nick Ayers, as his chief of staff. (Mr Ayers dismissed the Times report as a "total lie".) | |
| Other Republicans in the field are said to be keeping an eye on Mr Pence's moves. | |
| “They see him moving around, having big donors at the house for dinner,” longtime Washington lobbyist Charles R. Black J told The New York Times. “And they’ve got to try to keep up.” | |
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