And, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee didn’t disappoint, picking Mike Pence, Republican governor of Indiana.
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“I’m here today to introduce the man who will be my partner in this campaign, and the White House, to fix our system”.
The addition of Pence to the ticket may help assuage concerns among conservatives anxious that Trump is too moderate on social issues.
“Even though the Trump rallies are big productions. for Mike Pence, this is his style: a little more understated, a little more traditional, a little more what you’d expect from a conservative”, said Dana Carroll of suburban Indianapolis.
“What a difference between crooked Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence”, Trump said, saying that the IN governor would never be afraid to say the words, “radical Islamic terrorism”. Trump has insisted he was against the war, despite audio in which he says he supported entering Iraq. This is the Donald Trump show, and Mike Pence is nothing more than a guest star/constitutional necessity on the Republican ticket. If history tells us that the VP pick doesn’t make a difference (unless you’re a hockey mom from Alaska), why was Pence picked and what difference, if any, will he make? The question is, does Donald Trump need that at this time, or is that what Donald Trump wants because that will let him to continue to rule the roost.
Pence continued to state that Trump understands the American people and his “no nonsense leadership” is what the nation needs.
Then he moved on to draw sharp contrasts between the newly formed Republican team and Democrat Hillary Clinton. The bill was so unpopular the NCAA threatened to change the venue of the men’s Final Four if Pence didn’t back down.
The joint appearance was meant to catapult the party toward a successful and unified Republican National Convention, which kicks off in Cleveland on Monday.
Trump aides have rejected suggestions that he had second thoughts about his selection in the days before the announcement. Trump described himself and Pence as “the law and order candidates”. “Donald Trump just sent a message to the women of America: your health and your lives are not important”.
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Pence got an early look at the roller coaster ride he has signed up for over the next four months in the immediate hours after Trump called him to offer him the job and he flew to NY expecting things to be made official on Friday. Campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Trump “never waffled” once he made his decision. So, essentially, Trump was down to a terrible case of political F-k, Marry, Kill with Chris Christie (New Jersey’s governor), Newt Gingrich (the former House speaker), Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Pence. Her campaign also seized on Trump’s chaotic process for selecting and announcing his pick, painting him in a web video as “Always divisive”.
