Mike Pence (AHOTW)

## Mike Pence

**Michael Richard Pence** (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 46th President of the United States from 2020 to 2021 as an Acting President after the Impeachment of Donald Trump on the 5th of February, with him taking over on the same day. He also served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2020 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously also served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.

## Vice Presidency (2017 - 2020)

As Vice President, Mike Pence would oversee President Trump implement things such as the Muslim Ban, would see him have controversies surrounding Russia interfering in the 2016 presidential election in order to get him elected, and would also face resignation issues in his cabinet, due to the fact that he would fire those who he deemed "unfit to serve". Trump would also attempt to "repeal and replace" Obamacare, however would be unable to provide a strong alternative to it, would attempt to push a "build a wall on the Mexican border" approach however would leave office with only 30 square miles being finished, and would see the COVID-19 Pandemic through the early stages just before he left office, however he would claim that it "wasn't a huge deal". This would then be left to Pence

## Presidency (2020 - 2021)

### Problems During Presidency

As President, Mike Pence would say that Trump "did not deserve this impeachment trial", with him having to handle the tension within the Republican Party following this, as some of the major Republicans such as Ted Cruz would say that Trump deserves to have his impeachment reversed, whilst other Republicans such as Ron DeSantis would choose to back President Pence due to them not wanting to cause major issues in their own party.

Pence would reverse the Trump policy of the Muslim Ban when he would get into office, as he would claim that this policy was "too extreme to be implemented, as Muslim people deserve to be American people". This reversal would cause for Pence's approval rating to go from 40% favourable at the start of the year, to near 50% favourable by the end of the year.

Pence would also deal with the rise of the Coronavirus Pandemic, with Pence adopting the strategy of handling COVID from the very beginning, so when America had its first case of COVID in the USA, Pence would send said case straight to hospital, where it would be contained under hazardous conditions. This case would not instantly be cured, however Pence would prevent a major spike of COVID temporarily in the US. This would not fully prevent COVID though, as he would see a spike in COVID cases after the United Kingdom's mishandling of the virus with Prime Minister: Boris Johnson messing up with the lockdown undoings. This would cause President: Mike Pence to put a temporary travel ban onto the United Kingdom so that no more major spikes can reach the United States. This would still not prove to work, as the American Trump supporters would break said guidance and would travel to and from the United Kingdom avoiding the guidance, causing for the United States to have a major spike, reporting up to 1 million cases in one day (January 14th, 2022).

### 2020 Presidential Campaign

Mike Pence would not have enough time to fully respond to the outbreak of COVID-19, as the 2020 United States Presidential Election would cause for Mike Pence to be fighting to maintain his seat as President. He would run on the slogan "Fix America", and would run with the intention of having his Vice President be Ron DeSantis, however after DeSantis would decline, Pence would choose Liz Cheney who would accept Pence's request. They would campaign in the Republican Primaries and would successfully have Pence become the Republican Nominee for President.

Pence would campaign in the key states of Florida, Texas and New York the most, however he would also visit his home state of Indiana rather a lot as well, causing for the state to become in favour of President Pence, however Pence would fail to gain popularity amongst minority groups such as the LGBTQ community, who viewed Pence as unfavourable in comparison to Former Vice President Joe Biden who was appealing more to both the LGBTQ and the African-American communities. Pence's VP: Liz Cheney would become rather popular in states such as South Dakota, Montana and Idaho, however they would not favour Pence as President, meaning that these states would overwhelmingly vote for Vice President Biden.

The 2020 election would see President Pence lose 280-258, due to him not being appealing enough to the swing states of Georgia and Pennsylvania where his Christian views would come to light, quoting things such as “Congress should oppose any effort to put gay and lesbian relationships on an equal legal status with heterosexual marriage” and Pence telling the media in 2015 that he was "studying" the issue of LGBT rights and whether or not he’d support across the board protections for the LGBT community. This would cause for the LGBTQ community to vote more for President-Elect Biden than President Pence. Pence would concede defeat, attending Biden's inauguration on the 20th of January, 2022.

### 2024 Presidential Election Chances

In 2024, President Pence would decline running for President, as he decided that "my time in politics has ran out. I am now at an age where I can say that I am happy with what I achieved, and I can rest knowing that America has improved under my short term as leader."