Would Pence vote for Trump in 2024? 'There might be somebody else I'd prefer more,' he says

Former Vice President Mike Pence had this to say on Wednesday night when asked if he would vote for Donald Trump in 2024, if his former boss were the Republican presidential nominee: "There might be somebody else I'd prefer more."

Speaking at Georgetown University about the future of conservatism, where he also took questions from students, Pence declined to rule out a bid of his own for the White House but said there were other priorities before him.

"When I tell you as I have every confidence that the Republican Party is going to sort out leadership, all my focus has been on the midterm elections and it'll stay that way for the next 20 days," he said. "But after that, we'll be thinking about the future -- ours and the nation's -- and I'll keep you posted."

His comments came in conversation with Mo Elleithee, a Democratic National Committee official, executive director of Georgetown's Institute of Politics and Public Service and a larger part of the Young America's Foundation's college tour by the former vice president, who became estranged from Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection -- when pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and briefly sent Pence and gathered lawmakers into hiding.

Since then, Pence has continued to speak publicly about his own vision for the GOP.