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- Donald Trump didn't include Mike Pence in his list of "very good" GOP leaders and potential 2024 presidential candidates.
- Trump named Ron DeSantis, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Kristi Noem.
- Pence is reportedly considering a 2024 presidential bid if Trump decides not to run.
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Former President Donald Trump didn't include his former vice president in his list of "very good" Republican leaders and potential 2024 presidential candidates during a new interview with conservative commentator Lisa Boothe.
Instead, Trump named Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
"Ron DeSantis is doing a really good job in Florida," he said. "I think Josh Hawley has shown some real courage in going after big tech … Somebody that's been really terrific is Ted Cruz."
He added, "Rand Paul has been great … Sarah Huckabee is going to do great in Arkansas. I think that Kristi Noem has done a terrific job … The Republican Party is stacked."
Trump said he'll make his decision on whether or not to run for reelection "later."
Pence is reportedly considering a 2024 presidential bid if Trump decides not to run. Following the election, Trump accused Pence of lacking the "courage" to illegally overturn the presidential election results, inciting pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 to call for Pence's hanging.
During the interview, Trump also repeated his false claims that Pence could have rejected certain states' Electoral College votes during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress.
"It's too bad Mike Pence didn't go back, because you would have had a much different result had Mike Pence gone - he could have said, 'I'm sorry, but this was not approved by the state legislature, and according to the Constitution, it had to be,'" Trump said.
Pence hasn't publicly criticized Trump's pressure campaign against him even as the former president has continued to lie about the election results and Pence's role in certifying the election.
The former president took the opportunity to attack a few fellow Republicans, including Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ben Sasse, who he called a "loser."
Trump also said he'll continue to endorse Republican candidates who support his agenda, even if they've "said something a little bit off-color with respect to me."