Former Vice President Mike Pence has issued a warning about the direction of the Republican Party, arguing that there is a growing internal split over its core identity.
Pence said he believes “there’s a new threat to that historic conservatism in the Republican Party … from the populist right,” reported by the Daily Mail.
Pence criticized what he described as the party’s embrace of “broad-based tariffs, nationalization of businesses, [and] price controls” during the Trump era.
He also suggested Trump himself has distanced from traditional conservative labels, saying Trump has “said himself he’s not a conservative, he’s never really claimed to be,” a claim that is already circulating in Republican political circles.
Pence also addressed current Vice President JD Vance, describing his ideological positioning as “less clear” compared with past Republican leadership.
Pence warned that the emerging “populist right agenda” could redefine the GOP in ways he believes would be damaging.
