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Pence Will Tout Trump Team Achievements at His First Public Speech After Leaving Office, Report Says

© AP Photo / Evan VucciPresident Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence smile after a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, early Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence smile after a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, early Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.03.2021
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Late last month, Mike Pence reportedly reaffirmed his close "personal" relationship with former US President Donald Trump, and suggested that he may launch an organisation to defend the ex-POTUS administration's legacy.

Next month, former US Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly scheduled to speak at an event hosted by a Christian non-profit organisation in South Carolina, in what will be his first public remarks after leaving office.

The AP news agency cited an unnamed Pence aide as saying that the ex-vice president will keynote in April a dinner hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, a lobbying organisation that promotes conservative Christian ideas in South Carolina state laws, including those related to sexual morality.

© AP Photo / Erin SchaffVice President Mike Pence officiates as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Pence Will Tout Trump Team Achievements at His First Public Speech After Leaving Office, Report Says - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.03.2021
Vice President Mike Pence officiates as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

The organisation opposes same-sex marriage, sex education, and vaccination against sexually transmitted infections, also supporting restrictions on abortion and pornography.

The Pence aide argued that during the speech, the former vice president will touch upon “traditional conservative talking points”, but will focus on what Pence perceives as the accomplishments of the Trump administration.

Palmetto Family Council President Dave Wilson, for his part, claimed that Pence will deliver a speech during a sponsored dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on 29 April.

In an interview with AP, Wilson described Pence as a “prime person” to address a Palmetto Family Council event due to the “level of faith” that the ex-vice president embodied when in office.

“Vice President Mike Pence […] is very reflective of the ideas, policies and direction that we at Palmetto Family want to see in South Carolina: bringing faith to the forefront and growing the next generation of conservative leaders for our state”, Wilson stressed.

The remarks came a few weeks after Jim Banks, an Indiana Republican and chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee, told CNN about lawmakers convening at Pence’s transition office in the Washington, DC area, where they discussed the future of the Republican Party and lauded the achievements of the Trump administration.

© REUTERS / Leah MillisA mob of supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021
Pence Will Tout Trump Team Achievements at His First Public Speech After Leaving Office, Report Says - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.03.2021
A mob of supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021

During the gathering, Pence said he has no hostility toward the ex-POTUS over the deadly 6 January riots, in which Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building as, according to reports, some were looking to "hang" the former VP, who oversaw the congressional confirmation of Joe Biden's presidential election victory.

“He spoke very favourably about his relationship with President Trump. I got the sense they speak often and maintain the same personal friendship and relationship now that they have for four years”, Banks said.

President Donald Trump joins Vice President Mike Pence on stage after Pence spoke on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.01.2021
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Pence and Trump have reportedly spoken twice since Biden's 20 January ascension to the White House, with an unnamed source describing their relationship as “amicable”.

The former vice president, however, declined an invitation to speak at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in Florida, where Trump delivered a keynote speech, dropping hints, in particular, that he might join the 2024 presidential race.

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