Mike Pence Announces $20 Million Conservative Spending Effort: ‘Must Not Be Swayed By Movements or Personalities’
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Mike Pence announced a new $20 million organization that will serve as an alternative to “the populist right and progressive left.”
RealClearPolitics was first to report the launch of American Solutions Project, born out of Advancing American Freedom, an organization that has been around since 2021. Pence did not specifically name Donald Trump in his announcement, but he did say the organization would be based in traditional conservatism and warned against the “siren song of populism.”
“Our nation was founded on conservative principles that have stood the test of time. The Constitution and this great American experiment must not be swayed by movements or personalities, but must hold fast to the time-honored principles that have made America strong and prosperous and free,” the former vice president said.
Additions to the organization’s board include Ed Feulner, a founder of Heritage Foundation, Victor Smith, chairman of the board of trustees at Catholic University, and Art Pope, a North Carolina businessman.
Among the issues the organization is seeking to work with lawmakers on is support for Ukraine and Israel, as well as promoting “free trade” and “defeating the Chinese communist party.”
Pence claimed Republicans have walked away from traditional conservative principles and he’s looking for American Solutions Project to rectify that.
“Many in the conservative movement have walked away from these principles, chasing the siren song of populism unmoored to conservative principles,” he said.
