News ‘Not leadership’: Pence in 2014 criticized using presidential powers on immigration reform January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Christal Hayes and John Fritze, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Not leadership’: Pence in 2014 criticized using presidential powers on immigration reform Vice President Mike Pence, speaking on a Republican Governors Association panel in 2014, attacked the idea of using presidential powers to go around Congress, something President Trump is considering.