Trump’s first official and consequential act as the nominee of the Republican party is a complete disaster….he didn’t delay because of the tragedy in Nice, France, as his campaign stated yesterday evening. He delayed the news conference because he wanted to back out of choosing Pence, but it was too late. His “final, final” choice was out of his hands already...WORST VP ROLLOUT EVER!
Donald Trump “was so unsure about” Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate “that around midnight last night he asked top aides if he could get out of it,” CNN reports.
NBC News confirmed the report.
Washington Post: “If anything, this leak is just the latest proof of how poorly the whole thing has been handled. And that poor handling, in turn, makes the rumor seem quite plausible.”
Trump had to “ask” his aides if he could get out of it….he doesn’t sound like he’s much of a leader or decision maker to me….asking his aides if it was OK?
Needless to say, having rumors out there that you thought about dumping your vice presidential pick 12 hours after his name started leaking is a bad thing. If you're Mike Pence, you just affixed your brand to Trump's for the next four months -- and perhaps the rest of your career -- and the botched handling of the VP rollout has now culminated in this. Not exactly a confidence-booster.
If anything, this leak is just the latest proof of how poorly the whole thing has been handled. And that poor handling, in turn, makes the rumor seem quite plausible.
Also making it believable: Basically everything the Trump campaign said on Thursday. Here's a sampling (with a big assist from The Post's Robert Costa). All of this came after Pence's name emerged as the likely pick late Thursday morning.
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They’ll do for America what the “T” is doing to the “P”