Vice President Mike Pence flew to Indianapolis on the taxpayer dime to attend a football game. But he ended up walking out of it after the anthem, during which several players kneeled in protest as Mike Pence and every one of his handlers knew in advance would happen. Mike Pence spent an unknown sum of taxpayer money on a cheap, hackish publicity stunt.
In addition to it being transparently obvious that a protest would occur, with Donald Trump's personal pool boy in the expensive seats, the White House was suspiciously quick in the resulting press release.
"While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I don’t think it’s too much to ask NFL players to respect the Flag and our National Anthem. I stand with President Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem."
Anyone in the country who has an IQ above buttered toast knows this is a cheap publicity stunt, and Pence is getting appropriately roasted in Twitter responses, which is pleasant.
But Pence flew from Las Vegas to Indianapolis, then back to Los Angeles—on the taxpayer dime—to pull his little stunt, and it would be worth knowing how much Pence's gesture of Trump-fealty cost us. You couldn't just have your little fit from a Las Vegas television set, buddy?