Overview
- Pence, who appeared on the Going Big! podcast Tuesday, urged Republicans to do a lot of soul-searching about the party’s direction before the next presidential race.
- He said his forthcoming book, What Conservatives Believe, aims to persuade Republicans to return to long-held principles rather than follow President Trump’s populist approach.
- He criticized unilateral tariffs, price controls on drugs and credit cards, nationalizing American businesses, and uneven support for Ukraine, noting the Supreme Court curtailed some tariff moves.
- He described Trump as not ideological and said Trump bristled when policies were labeled conservative.
- Mediaite and Townhall highlighted his on-record break from Trump, while Alternet added polling and inflation context that some economists tie to tariffs and the war with Iran.