Mike Pence, Holy Terror
Are you sure you want to get rid of Donald Trump?
By Frank Bruni
Opinion Columnist
July 28, 2018
There are problems with impeaching Donald Trump. A big one is the holy terror waiting in the wings.
That would be Mike Pence, who mirrors the boss more than you realize. He’s also self-infatuated. Also a bigot. Also a liar. Also cruel.
To that brimming potpourri he adds two ingredients that Trump doesn’t genuinely possess: the conviction that he’s on a mission from God and a determination to mold the entire nation in the shape of his own faith, a regressive, repressive version of Christianity. Trade Trump for Pence and you go from kleptocracy to theocracy.
That’s the takeaway from a forthcoming book by the journalists Michael D’Antonio, who previously wrote “The Truth About Trump,†and Peter Eisner. It’s titled “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence,†it will be published on Aug. 28 and it’s the most thorough examination of the vice president’s background to date.
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