Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s vice-president, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Fee to launch his candidacy for president, becoming a member of a crowded discipline of Republicans vying for the celebration’s nomination in 2024.

Pence, 63, was loyal to Trump for 4 years within the White Home, however broke with the president when he rebuffed efforts to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.

Pence is disliked by Trump’s most ardent supporters, and trails the previous president in opinion polls by a big margin. The newest Actual Clear Politics ballot reveals Trump instructions assist from greater than half of Republican voters, in contrast with just below 4 per cent for Pence.