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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 07:42 PM Jul 2016

Picture of the week...Trump and Pence

In awkward first interview together, Pence and Trump disagree on campaign tactics

When it comes to Donald Trump's selection of Mike Pence as his running mate, things appear to have moved away from suspense and are now just plain tense.

In an odd and seemingly uncomfortable clip of an interview set to air Sunday night on CBS' "60 Minutes," the two men headlining the GOP 2016 ticket appear to disagree on the upsides of running a negative campaign and convey an uneasy rapport with each other.

When journalist Lesley Stahl asked Pence what he thought "about your running mate's campaign and the tone and negativity of it," the notoriously conservative Indiana governor replied by avoiding the question.

"I think this is a good man who's been talking about the issues the American people care about," he said.

"But name calling, 'Lyin' Ted,'" Stahl interjected, referring to the condescending nickname Trump awarded to former rival Ted Cruz.

"In the essay that I wrote a long time ago, I said campaigning ought to be about something more important than just one candidate's election," Pence continued.

"And this campaign and Donald Trump's candidacy has been about the issues the American people care about. They see America in decline at home and abroad … our porous borders, a Congress that's been unable to balance its budgets, they want leadership in Washington, D.C., that will solve problems," Pence added, before Trump awkwardly jumped in.

"Leslie, Leslie," Trump cooed at the veteran broadcaster.

We're different people. I understand that," he said about he and Pence.

"I'll give you an example. Hillary Clinton is a liar," Trump added plainly

"That's negative," Stahl responded.

"You better believe it," Trump hit back sharply. ""Hillary Clinton is a crook. I call her 'Crooked Hillary.'"

"He won't," Trump said, nodding to Pence. "He won't. I didn't ask him to do it, but I don't think he should do it, because it's different for him."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/pence-trump-disagree-campaign-tactics-awkward-1st-interview-article-1.2714889



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/pence-trump-disagree-campaign-tactics-awkward-1st-interview-article-1.2714889

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Picture of the week...Trump and Pence (Original Post) SummerSnow Jul 2016 OP
Aren't those Imelda Marcos' chairs, or were they Louis XVI's? Plutocrats! L. Coyote Jul 2016 #1
Yeah nice piano in the background too. MissB Jul 2016 #5
Is it the camera angle or is Pence's chair smaller/lower?...n/t monmouth4 Jul 2016 #2
Its smaller...lol SummerSnow Jul 2016 #3
You're right, looks different from this angle..n/t monmouth4 Jul 2016 #8
It is! Holy sheep dip! Rex Jul 2016 #6
Is it just my eyes or does P have a slightly smaller chair then T? Rex Jul 2016 #4
The imagery is amazing isn't it? MissB Jul 2016 #7
It amazes me that he is THAT petty! Rex Jul 2016 #11
I only see one chair. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #9
! eleny Jul 2016 #10
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Rex Jul 2016 #12
And yet... Marie Marie Jul 2016 #13
DUzy L. Coyote Jul 2016 #15
Bwahahahahahaaaa! spanone Jul 2016 #14

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
1. Aren't those Imelda Marcos' chairs, or were they Louis XVI's? Plutocrats!
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 07:46 PM
Jul 2016

Why would a democracy even consider a money grubbing egomaniac for a public office, any public office?

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
11. It amazes me that he is THAT petty!
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 08:05 PM
Jul 2016

I've never known a person so thin skinned and egotistical.

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