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Former vice president Mike Pence, who broke with Trump in 2021 when he refused to halt the certification of Joe Biden as president, congratulated his on his electoral victory on Wednesday. “The American people have spoken and Karen and I send our sincere congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump and his family on his election as 47th President of the United States,” Pence said in a post on social media platform X. “We also send our congratulations to Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance and his family on his election as Vice President of the United States.” Pence, 65, challenged Trump in the …