Former US vice-president Mike Pence has offered his most forceful repudiation of Donald Trump to date during a speech launching his 2024 campaign. The Republican accused Mr Trump of being unfaithful to the US constitution and of abandoning conservative values.

Former Vice President Mike Pence formally joined the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race Wednesday with a bid that will test whether GOP voters have an appetite for a traditional conservative who has been critical of former President Donald Trump.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, at a campaign event in Iowa, formally declares his candidacy for the White House, joining his former running mate Donald Trump in GOP nomination race

Mike Pence will kick off his presidential campaign on Wednesday from Iowa, an early-voting state Trump won in 2016 and 2020

Pence directly addressed his falling out with Trump after their losing campaign to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The former vice president kicked off his White House bid with a video and speech in which he positioned himself as the right leader for troubled times.

Mike Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, his temperament and abortion.