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Pence will launch his campaign with a video and a speech in the
early nominating state of Iowa on Wednesday, three sources
familiar with the situation told Reuters last week.
Pence's run pits him against front-runner Trump, whom he once
loyally stood by but refused to back when the former president
attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election won by
Democrat Joe Biden.
A staunch social conservative, the former governor of Indiana
has increasingly distanced himself from Trump, saying his
encouragement of the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on
Jan. 6, 2021, endangered Pence and his family, who were in the
building at the time.
Pence joins a growing field of Republican candidates, which
includes Trump, U.S. Senator Tim Scott and former South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is also
planning to enter the race on Wednesday, according to a person
familiar with Burgum's plans.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is jumping into the
race on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Republican
candidates into double digits.
The number of candidates vying for the nomination concerns many
Trump opponents inside the Republican Party who fear the
anti-Trump vote could be split and hand the party's nomination
to the former president.
(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Tim Ahmann and Ross
Colvin)
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