Trump's election advisers were like 'snake oil salesmen', ex-Pence aide says

[Omaha Steve]

Source: The Guardian

Former chief of staff Marc Short joins several senior Republicans to defend the former vice-president in escalating feud with Trump

By Richard Luscombe

Mike Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short joined several senior Republicans in rallying to defend the former vice-president on Sunday in his escalating feud with Donald Trump over the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Some of Trump’s advisers on the 2020 election were like “snake oil salesmen”, Short said on Sunday.

Pence angered the former president this week by rejecting Trump’s false claim that he had the power to overturn Joe Biden’s victory by refusing to accept results from seven contested states.

At a conference hosted by the conservative Federalist Society in Florida on Friday, Pence delivered his strongest rebuke to date of Trump’s election lies, declaring that it was “un-American” to believe that any one person had the right to choose the president.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/06/trump-election-advisers-snake-oil-salesmen-mike-pence-aide

[Jacoby365]

1. Except they didn't have to sell anything to Trump.

Because Trump, in his Malignant Narcissist condition, thought it was impossible for him to lose an election.

[Trueblue Texan]

19. They didn't have to sell anything to Trump because he was shopping...

...for anyone extreme and crazy enough to agree with and help him facilitate his plans to overthrow the election. Their lack of principles and their tendency to embrace conspiracy theories is WHY he chose them!

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

2. "Like?"

[Botany]

3. Pence, Like 'snake oil salesmen' you mean like gay conversion therapy programs Mike?

Pence knows the shit is gonna hit the fan very soon and is trying to get out in front of it.

Only 13 months after the attempted coup Pence is now saying that "it" was a bad thing?

[lame54]

6. But Mr. Vice-President would you...

Vote for Trump if he were to run 2024?

That's a rhetorical question

[True Blue American]

21. Pence did say

He would keep in touch with Trump.

As the Christian he claims to be he should have resigned years ago. I walk away when I see Religion abused.

[DENVERPOPS]

8. He is merely trying to stay out of prison

and when "they" are all smashed, run for president.......

[Septua]

14. There ain't no forgiveness for repenting after 13 months.

I heard one Republican on a Sunday news shows call Pence an 'honorable man'...if Pence was 'honorable' he'd have resigned the Vice Presidency a few months after taking the oath in Jan 2017. Had he made the statement immediately after declaring Biden the winner, it would have carried some honorable mention.

At this point, it's just an insult to truly honorable men and women.

[Irish_Dem]

4. He knew they were sociopaths, he just didn't like that they turned on his boss.

[jaxexpat]

22. Begs the question.

Do sociopaths recognize sociopathy in others?

[Irish_Dem]

24. Of course. They flock together as partners in crime.

[Emile]

5. I am even more curious what Marc Short said to the 1/6 committee!

[Beachnutt]

7. Short kept mentioning "what we accomplished over four years"

I wish chuck toad would have asked what did you accomplish...

[Justice matters.]

18. We know they killed hundreds of thousands Americans who didn't have to die.

Horribly.

We know they cruelly separated thousands of young children, toddlers even, from their parents, like Nazis did, and threw them in cages, to sleep on cold concrete floors.

Horribly.

[Skittles]

9. Pence knew what he was getting into with Trump

he enabled that fascist bastard for four years

FUCK THE BOTH OF THEM

[Ligyron]

10. Absolutely.

If it was legal and somehow made it through the courts, then every election form now on would be decided by just one man.

[czarjak]

11. A snake knows a thing or two about snakes too. Marco was in like flint! Believe me.

[BadGimp]

12. I think he meant that as a compliment...

eom

[zaj]

13. The problem is the entire authoritarian GOP infrastructure.

Not just trump. Not just his advisors. Not even just the party.

It's the entire beast.

[PSPS]

15. Hogwash

He's trying to make it sound like trump was a "victim of bad advisors" who were "snake oil salesmen." The fact is that trump himself is a snake oil salesman who methodically surrounded himself with others who wanted a share of his racket and get paid big (taxpayer) money while they were at it.

[BaronChocula]

25. On the nose!

Short is trying to thread the needle in casting blame so he doesn't incur the wrath of the illiterate doofus-in-chief.

[SKKY]

16. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time giving props to people who do the obvious...

...and let's not forget how long it took Pence to do the obvious. Just the fact he called Dan Quayle and asked him about the legalities tells me he at least gave it some serious thought. So, yea, fuck that guy too.

[murielm99]

17. Both men are from Indiana,

and have been vice presidents. They almost certainly know each other. Both are rather dull-witted horseshit lawyers. I can understand them being acquaintances. I can understand Pence trusting Quayle's judgement. I don't like either of them, but the connection makes sense.

[SKKY]

20. Oh for sure, but the fact it was Quayle is non-consequential in my mind...

...It could have been Dick Cheney for all I care. The fact that he had to reach out to someone tells me he was at least considering it. So yea, fuck that guy and his apology tour.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

23. No sh*t Sherlock. n/t