Mike Pence Becomes 8th Candidate To Qualify For First GOP Presidential Debate

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Monday that he had fulfilled the requirements to be on stage for the first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign. Pence joins seven other candidates who have already qualified for the August 23 event in Milwaukee. 

Pence’s team said the former vice president cleared the 40,000 individual donor threshold, the final requirement he needed to make the debate stage, Fox News reported. The Republican candidate had already met the 1% polling requirement set by the Republican National Committee. 

Pence joins a growing...