{"id":32075,"date":"2016-07-16T17:14:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T00:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=32075"},"modified":"2016-07-16T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T00:31:25","slug":"donald-trump-horribly-botched-his-vp-announcment-and-wants-to-do-the-same-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=32075","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Horribly Botched His VP Announcment – And Wants To Do The Same To America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump’s pathetic rollout for his vice-president nominee, Mike Pence, could not have gone worse. It included uncontrollable leaks to the media, a canceled news conference that exhibited his weakness and indecision<\/a><\/strong>, an awkward announcement by tweet, and reports that he wanted to back out of the selection of Pence<\/a><\/strong>, but was told it was too late. Then there was a coup attempt in Turkey that totally shut #TrumpPence out of the news cycle. So how long before he says it was all a plot by Obama and\/or Clinton to rig the system against him?<\/p>\n

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This morning Trump finally got around to making it official that Mike Pence would be his running mate. He ambled out onto the stage and took his place behind the podium. Then he spoke for nearly half an hour about – himself (surprise). When he eventually got around to Pence he confessed that “the primary reason”<\/em> he chose Pence was because “he looks very good,”<\/em> later switching to “party unity.”<\/em> Neither of which are good reasons to put someone a heartbeat away from the presidency. He then assured his audience that “Mike Pence was my first choice.”<\/em> Unfortunately, as noted above, Pence may not have been his last choice, but he was stuck with him.<\/p>\n

The press was not particularly kind to Trump either. The general consensus was that he flopped in an epic fashion. His unfettered ego consumed the entire affair. Here are some examples of the reactions:<\/p>\n