Former US Vice President filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump.

Iran PressAmerica: Former US Vice President Mike Pence has launched his bid to be nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, electoral commission documents showed on Monday.

The former vice president will launch his campaign with a video and a speech from the Midwestern state of Iowa.

Pence will face up against his ex-boss, the frontrunner former President Donald Trump.

Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, which is his 64th birthday, according to people familiar with his plans. He was set to file papers making his candidacy official with the Federal Election Commission. 219