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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Jill Colvin | Associated Press

Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Donald Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence in Des Moines, Iowa in May. Pence fled for his life on Jan. 6, 2021, as supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol building after being spurred by Trump’s lies that the 2020 election had been stolen. (Associated Press)

NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life.

Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which is his 64th birthday, according to people familiar with his plans. He made his candidacy official Monday with the Federal Election Commission.

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