Former Vice President Mike Pence never said Donald J. Trump’s name.
In 21 minutes on the Iowa State Fair soapbox on Thursday, Mr. Pence referred to Mr. Trump as “my former running mate” and “the former president” but made no reference to anything that happened during what he usually calls “the Trump-Pence administration.”
Mr. Pence avoided these references even when a voter in the crowd — a supporter of President Biden —…