Trump Picks Pence for Vice President

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Trump chose Governor Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate, which seems like a no-drama choice instead of Newt Gingrich or Chris Christie. But Trump managed to turn it into drama-rama by flying Pence to New York then letting him dangle there for 24 hours without any official announcement. Meanwhile, Pence only had one day left to withdraw from the Indiana Governor's race. With one hour left on the clock, and reporters staked out both in New York and Indiana, Trump finally confirmed his choice in his favorite form of communication - a tweet!

One of the worst roll-outs of a VP in history!

I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2016

Mike Pence sighs, takes screenshot of Trump tweet announcing his vice-presidential candidacy

— Just Jason (@longwall26) July 15, 2016

TRUMP/PENCE
TRUMPPENTS
TRUMPENTS
TRUMPETS 🎺🎺🎺

— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) July 14, 2016

#Trumpence None the Richer.

— Keith Miller ن (@TheSuburbsGuy) July 13, 2016

Sing a song of Trump/Pence,
Pocketful of lies.

— Poe Zandaron (@ZandarVTS) July 14, 2016

Trump and Pence....sounds like a shop in Colonial Williamsburg.

— Joce Sterman (@jocefromthenews) July 15, 2016

Why Pence over Gingrich, Christie? One-syllable name. Trump believes that is a sign of strength.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) July 14, 2016

Just in time ... Pence has an hour to withdraw from ballot https://t.co/CT15rjoNww

— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) July 15, 2016

Paperwork just filed taking Mike pence's name off the Indiana ballot for the Governor's race #WTHR pic.twitter.com/vgmgpUG8w8

— Rich Van Wyk (@VanwykWTHR) July 15, 2016

Here it is, the official paperwork filed on behalf of #Pence by an attorney so he can run for VP pic.twitter.com/is2efqd54w

— James Gherardi (@JamesGherardi) July 15, 2016

The last time Mike Pence made national news, he crashed, burned, and killed his presidential hopes https://t.co/HZcA7VgNnu

— Daily Kos (@dailykos) July 14, 2016

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The Critics

‘Deflated’ Trump supporters howl over picking Gov. Mike Pence as VP: ‘Worst. Season. Finale. Ever.’ https://t.co/NvI7dImqXx #TrumpPence

— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) July 15, 2016

Mike Pence is what happens when you forget to put a comma in the sentence "Trump needs someone with experience in governing badly"

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) July 14, 2016

So the 2016 GOP ticket is just like the 2012 ticket except the businessman is less successful and the midwestern politician is less popular.

— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) July 15, 2016

Mike Pence is an incredible VP choice in the sense that he somehow manages to appeal to literally nobody

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 14, 2016

The CW that Pence is "the do no harm" VP pick may prove wrong. Pence on the ticket will force Trump to answer more policy Qs than he wants.

— Sam Seder (@SamSeder) July 15, 2016

*Pence steps up to the podium, reaches his fingers up and slips off mask*
Omarosa emerges: "It's me bitches."

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) July 14, 2016

“Pence is the most extreme pick in a generation & was one of the earliest advocates for the Tea Party," - John Podesta, Hillary for America.

— Niki Kelly (@nkellyatJG) July 15, 2016

Clinton chair: "By picking Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has doubled down on some of his most disturbing beliefs."

— Chelsea Schneider (@IndyStarChelsea) July 15, 2016

Mike Pensieve pic.twitter.com/CBpNW5Zy0e

— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) July 14, 2016

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Decisions, Decisions!

Sources tell me @realDonaldTrump was on phone till midnight making calls, asking if he could change course on VP pick

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) July 15, 2016

And then Pence was an hour from filing papers for re-election to meet the deadline so Trump was forced to announce https://t.co/pX3ObJV1ck

— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) July 15, 2016

Oh, man, #Maddow nails it.

Pence = Koch $$
Newt = Adelson $$

This whole scam is a travesty, a sham, and a mockery. #Travashamockery

— Jason Karsh (@jkarsh) July 14, 2016

Based on my reporting, Don Jr. favors Newt. Jared leans twd Newt but open to Pence. Ivanka's view unclear. Manafort for Pence.

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 14, 2016

Campaign strongly denies that Trump was uneasy about Pence pick and calling around, "totally untrue" said Paul Manafort

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) July 15, 2016

pic.twitter.com/KwyVHVVJNd

— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 14, 2016

Another layer to the VP drama: Christie re-pleaded his cause on Thursday night (even as Pence was in NY hotel room) https://t.co/T938p1habk

— Taniel (@Taniel) July 16, 2016

Right now - somewhere outside Donald Trump's penthouse apartment, Manhattan, NY. #TrumpPence

(iiiiiiiin your eyes) pic.twitter.com/TxWzmRyopL

— Pin Head (@PiercedSkull) July 15, 2016

Trump didn't call Newt to tell him he had gone w Pence! A few minutes after the tweet, Newt still hadn't gotten call https://t.co/XFjbzr3von

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 15, 2016

On CNN, @DanaBashCNN was saying that Trump was uncomfortable giving the bad news to Christie bc he likes him. https://t.co/699aNfu5rm

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) July 15, 2016

Trump just pissed off two people with world-renowned reputations for screwing people who cross them.

— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) July 15, 2016

.@GovChristie on VP chatter: "I don't like coming in second" https://t.co/oLW9VKsBJQ

— POLITICO (@politico) July 14, 2016

Christie to MSNBC: "I mean, obviously, I'm a competitive person. So I'm not gonna say it won't bother me, if I'm not selected."

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 14, 2016

#ChrisChristie is like "I humiliated myself for this?" #TrumpPence #LOL pic.twitter.com/Fm3ATgfJDJ

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) July 14, 2016

Newt "said he had a cruise planned, a trip to Antarctica planned, but ‘I would give it all up for my country'" https://t.co/UKpIUugp5o

— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) July 15, 2016

Asked @newtgingrich if he would be interested in chief of staff to @realDonaldTrump He told me: "too time consuming." #veepstakes

— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) July 14, 2016

REPORT: Newt Gingrich warned Donald Trump of a landslide loss in their private meeting https://t.co/77MFLldhZk pic.twitter.com/q2OOEMvOgl

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 14, 2016

Forget #Trumpence2016 #TrumpPence #PokemonGo #LOL #UniteBlue #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/gp0YNsKhM9

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) July 14, 2016