Mike Pence says he is staying out of the presidential campaign, won't back Harris or Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he will be staying out of the 2024 presidential campaign and will not back former President Donald Trump or current Vice President Kamala Harris.

“For my part, I’m staying out of the presidential campaign,” Pence said during a Friday event, according to The Hill.

"I cannot endorse this growing abandonment of our allies on the world stage that’s taken hold in parts of our party,” he added.

“I cannot endorse ignoring our national debt that reached $35 trillion just in the last week," he also added. "I cannot support marginalizing the right to life in our party as we saw in our national platform.”

Pence later criticized Trump for what happened during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and also made clear he would not back Harris. 

He did say, however, that his advocacy group would invest $20 million into conservative causes and donate to other candidates who support conservative principles.