Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday lauded President Joe Biden’s announcement not to seek reelection and said that both parties should tamp down the political rhetoric.
“President Joe Biden made the right decision for our country and I thank him for putting the interests of our Nation ahead of his own,” Mr. Pence, a Republican, wrote on social media platform X.
“After the assassination attempt on President Trump and President Biden’s decision to end his campaign, now is a time for leaders in both parties to project calm and send a message of strength and resolve to America’s friends and enemies alike that, whatever the state of our politics, the American people are strong and our American military stands ready to defend our freedom and our vital national interests anywhere in the world,” he said….