Trump praised Pence’s gubernatorial accomplishments, citing his work to reduce unemployment and increase the labor force in Indiana.
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While presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s logo has been praised by many designers, it prompted intra-party grousing past year.
Trump spoke for the majority of the news conference in Midtown Manhattan before Pence came on stage to accept the invitation to serve. Trump gave token mention to Pence, but he is making it clear that Pence isn’t even a co-star on the Republican ticket.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence made his official debut as Donald Trump’s vice presidential choice-and Hillary Clinton antagonist-at a news conference Saturday. “I said, ‘Who did he endorse?'”
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, converted to Orthodox Judaism before she married Jared Kushner, who now serves as a close adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign.
“He is a tremendous man!” Trump tweeted he would delay the announcement due to the attack in Nice, France.
He bragged that they had been “crushed”. “So Trump, again via Twitter, announced Pence as his pick at 11 a.m”.
During the primary season, Pence endorsed Trump’s rival Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, and was once a vocal critic of Trump’s proposal for a temporary ban on Muslim entering the country.
In choosing Pence, Trump appeared to be looking past their numerous policy differences. In the excerpt, CBS News’ Lesley Stahl asked about a essay Pence wrote in which he said that negative campaigning was wrong.
“There’s no question it’s the right view”, Pence said Friday.
“When we elect one of the best negotiators in the world as president of the United States, I’m open to renegotiating these trade agreements”, Pence said. This is the Donald Trump show, and Mike Pence is nothing more than a guest star/constitutional necessity on the Republican ticket. Trump was reportedly impressed with his calm demeanor and experience.
While in Washington, he chaired the Republican Study Group, a coalition of hard-core conservatives, giving him solid bona fides among the grass-roots Tea Party wing of the party that has occasional doubts about Mr Trump’s ideological purity.
Trump, multiple sources told CNN, was troubled by his gut feeling that he should have gone with his friend, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie instead, and made calls to his children and campaign chairman Paul Manafort, but was told he could not.
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Reporters on Saturday chuckled at one of the pre-event musical selections: The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.
