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Trump Immediately Unfollows Mike Pence After Returning To X/Twitter

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The MAGA world is celebrating former President Donald Trump’s return to X, which one eagle-eyed follower noted includes a slap in the face to former Vice President Mike Pence.

The account @USPoliticsAlert was the first to note that @realDonaldTrump has unfollowed @vp45, the archived account of all posts made by Vice President Pence during his time in the White House. The change is another reminder that even as social media posts come and go, President Trump’s loathing of his former deputy hasn’t been swayed.

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On Monday, President Trump announced his return to the platform with a movie-style trailer that paid tribute to the unprecedented nature of his victorious 2016 campaign as well as the Justice Department’s raid on Mar-a-Lago and two criminal indictments against him. Later in the day, most eyes and ears were drawn to Trump’s interview with X owner Elon Musk. For so much to be going on and Trump still getting a dig in at Pence’s expense shows just how acrimonious their relationship – or lack thereof – has become. Supporters of Trump took a moment to enjoy the schadenfreude.

“Wasn’t a good follow. Bad content. Not funny,” one wrote, captioning a smiling Trump photo.

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Another joked, “Breakup is official” while another said, “Damn that’s cold” in response to the Trump slight. “Friendship ended with MIKE. Now JD is my best friend,” a third wrote. One person highlighted a circa-2012 post from Trump where he explains his hiring decisions in the Trump business empire. “When an employee leaves me and begs to come back — I never let them. Loyalty is very important,” he tweeted at the time.

Trump has never forgiven Pence for failing to step in and block certification of the 2020 election on January 6th, 2021, shortly before rioters entered the Capitol building. The vice president was targeted by some members who were responding to statements by Trump that Pence was insufficiently loyal to him. Since then, Pence, a devoutly religious Christian, has said he is proud to have stuck by his principles and the Constitution rather than his boss. Voters did not agree – the former Indiana governor ended his presidential aspirations in October of last year after struggling to gain traction or raise funds.

“It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at the time, according to the AP. “So after much prayer and deliberation, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today. We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets.” In April he announced he would serve as a part-time professor at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

This time around, President Trump is relying on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a former critic-turned-MAGA disciple who has also been more than willing to attack Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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