Mike Pence Bemoans President Joe Biden's Economic Agenda, Navigates a Possible White House Run

Mike Pence slammed Joe Biden's economic management but avoided criticizing Donald Trump, who had referred to him as a "human conveyor belt" for failing to reject what he said were stolen votes in the 2020 election.

According to Pence, who is mulling a presidential bid in 2024, Americans know there will be more economic agony to come.

Pence Slams Biden For Inflation, Gas Prices, Baby Formula Shortage

In a speech that may be interpreted as a campaign platform, the former vice president blamed Joe Biden for the country's high gas costs, inflation, and infant formula scarcity. But he also didn't criticize Trump, who has continued to chastise him for not changing the results of the 2020 presidential election when Pence supervised the certification of the electoral college - a ceremonial position.

Mike Pence made a veiled reference to January 6th, but made no mention of what he went through that day - a crowd of MAGA fans chanted they wanted to hang him - nor did he talk about Trump's involvement in the insurgency. But he stopped there, returning to his criticism of Biden.

Last Thursday's session of the special committee examining January 6th centered on Pence and the pressure he was under from Trump and his backers to reject Biden's electoral count triumph. According to testimony, Trump called his then-vice president a wimp, according to Daily Mail.

Former VP Avoids Criticizing Trump

Pence's remarks to the University Club were centered on the Biden administration and the economy, and he did not accept questions from reporters. The gathering applauded politely after the 40-minute address, which had a scent of campaign hyperbole.

Pence's remarks were wedged between a morning fundraiser for Esther Joy King, a Republican vying for the 17th Congressional District seat that became available when Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos decided she would not seek reelection, and a Lincoln Day dinner in Peoria.

According to a statement, more than 600 Republicans have registered to attend the event, which is being coordinated by the Tazewell County Republican Central Committees and will also feature GOP Rep. Darin LaHood, who has dubbed Pence a "conservative champion" for the Midwest, as per Politico via MSN.

Pence emerged from the hearings on January 6 in an unusual position. To some Democrats in Congress, he has become a hero for standing up to Donald J. Trump's pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 election at a moment when American democracy appeared to be on the verge of collapse.

Pence has revealed little about Jan. 6, while his advisers have testified about his tenacity as Trump and his friends pressed him to overturn President Biden's triumph. In an economic address at the University Club of Chicago on Monday, Pence sounded like a contender - but not like someone eager in revealing the facts of what he went through on Jan. 6.

Many other Democrats, on the other hand, have opposed the notion of praising Pence, who is renowned for being cautious and loyal, and who did not split with rump until the very end, especially as he considers running for president.

Other Democrats, including members of the Democratic National Committee, have emphasized that Pence remained steadfastly loyal to Trump during some of his presidency's most contentious episodes, including his first impeachment, and that Pence did not speak publicly about his views until just before the election certification process began on Jan. 6, New York Times reported.