Pence to travel to see southern border, deliver speech in Arizona: report

Former Vice President Mike Pence is touring to see the southern border and produce a speech in Arizona on Monday, the Arizona Republic claimed.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carol Capas claimed Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels is predicted to transient Pence in Sierra Vista, Ariz., at Cochise College or university on Monday early morning, adopted by a check out to a segment of the border where the barrier wall ends, according to the information outlet.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will be traveling to the border with Pence.

The Arizona Commerce Authority will be internet hosting a group of invited attendees in Phoenix, where Pence is predicted to make a speech afterwards that working day, the Republic documented.

Pence’s journey to Arizona arrives as he eyes a probable bid for the White House in 2024. Before this year, the former vice president produced a 25-point policy agenda contacting for the wall along the U.S. southern border to be finished, amongst a variety of other actions.

It also follows the 1st June general public hearing of the Home find committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, which included excerpts of recorded interviews from individuals in former President Trump’s orbit in addition to in-particular person testimony from a Capitol Law enforcement officer and documentarian who were existing on the working day of the attack.

The upcoming collection of hearings held by the panel, previewed through Thursday’s key-time meeting, appear established to pit Trump versus Pence, who was targeted by Trump supporters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 after he criticized the concept that he had the authority to overturn the 2020 election success.

The Hill has reached out to Ducey’s office environment, Pence, the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Cochise County sheriff’s office for remark.

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