Former Vice President Mike Pence didn't mince any words in his reaction to former President Donald Trump, his onetime boss and current 2024 rival, being indicted a third time on Tuesday over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The top Democrats in the House and Senate released a joint statement calling the Tuesday indictment of Donald Trump a "stark reminder" that "no one, including a president of the United States, is above the law."
As other Republican presidential candidates sought to slam the Department of Justice's latest indictment on Tuesday against former President Donald Trump, one 2024 rival had a different, more opportunistic tone.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) denounced federal charges levied against former President Donald Trump by a grand jury, vowing to use his slim majority in the lower chamber to continue investigating the Biden administration and its "two-tiered system of justice."
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) denounced the "weaponization" of the justice system after former President Donald Trump, his chief 2024 rival, was indicted over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and actions regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) suggested he would consider banning the popular social media platform TikTok if he were elected president in 2024, citing his concern for cybersecurity.