Pence takes swipe at Trump and ‘apologists for Putin’

Former vice president Mike Pence (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Former vice president Mike Pence will urge Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declare “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he escalates his break from former president Donald Trump.

Mr Pence, according to excerpts of a speech he will give to the party’s top donors in New Orleans, will take on those in his party who have failed to forcefully condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.