Trump questioned Pence's interest in becoming vice president: ‘I need killers! Do you want this thin

[mystery-ak]

Trump questioned Pence's interest in becoming vice president: ‘I need killers! Do you want this thing or not?’
by David Mark
 | September 05, 2019 06:00 AM



Donald Trump sought Mike Pence as his running mate in 2016 much harder and more aggressively than previously known, according to a forthcoming biography of the vice president.

In Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House, set for release on Sept. 24, author Tom LoBianco reports on the final conversation that summer between Trump, the pending Republican presidential nominee, and Pence, then Indiana's governor, who previously served 12 years in the House.

The scene paints a markedly different portrait of Pence than the genuflecting, even cowering figure critics contend is all too willing to overlook Trump’s apostasies on personal behavior and decorum, in blind pursuit of national political power.

By the time the pair met at the governor’s mansion in Indianapolis, Trump had bested 16 GOP establishment rivals in the primaries. Having done things his own way and gotten that far, Trump wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about any of the finalists or second-tier choices for the understudy role, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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[XenaLee]

Trump questioned Pence's interest in becoming vice president: ‘I need killers! Do you want this thing or not?’
by David Mark
 | September 05, 2019 06:00 AM



Donald Trump sought Mike Pence as his running mate in 2016 much harder and more aggressively than previously known, according to a forthcoming biography of the vice president.

In Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House, set for release on Sept. 24, author Tom LoBianco reports on the final conversation that summer between Trump, the pending Republican presidential nominee, and Pence, then Indiana's governor, who previously served 12 years in the House.

The scene paints a markedly different portrait of Pence than the genuflecting, even cowering figure critics contend is all too willing to overlook Trump’s apostasies on personal behavior and decorum, in blind pursuit of national political power.

By the time the pair met at the governor’s mansion in Indianapolis, Trump had bested 16 GOP establishment rivals in the primaries. Having done things his own way and gotten that far, Trump wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about any of the finalists or second-tier choices for the understudy role, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-questioned-pences-interest-in-becoming-vice-president-i-need-killers-do-you-want-this-thing-or-not

While I do understand what Trump was alluding to (ie that he needs only the strongest, and aggressive vs. milktoast, cabinet members that can withstand the assaults from the left)... I somewhat disagree with him on this.  I think Pence is the exact VP he needed to balance off his "methods".  Pence is a Christian Conservative, morally upstanding and above reproach, and someone that the left couldn't (try as hard as they could) find any dirt on.   Pence was probably the best pick he could have made.

[Fishrrman]

Xena wrote:
"Pence is a Christian Conservative, morally upstanding and above reproach, and someone that the left couldn't (try as hard as they could) find any dirt on."

Which is exactly why we're seeing the democrat-communist media attempt to force Pence out of contention in the 2020 race.

Because if Mr. Trump wins, and succeeds in moving his agenda forward (particularly "the wall"), Pence could be in a very strong position come 2024.

[libertybele]

While I do understand what Trump was alluding to (ie that he needs only the strongest, and aggressive vs. milktoast, cabinet members that can withstand the assaults from the left)... I somewhat disagree with him on this.  I think Pence is the exact VP he needed to balance off his "methods".  Pence is a Christian Conservative, morally upstanding and above reproach, and someone that the left couldn't (try as hard as they could) find any dirt on.   Pence was probably the best pick he could have made.

I've often wondered why Trump picked Pence.  He was not really well known. Thank you for your explanation.