Shit's gettin' downright Shakespearean in Pence World. WILL he make a final Palace Coup move?

[Miles Archer]

How Trump played Pence: Budget negotiation deal reveals president’s humiliation of his own VP



https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/trump-played-pence-budget-negotiation-deal-reveals-presidents-humiliation-vp/

In a Politico deep dive into budget negotiations to keep the government up and running, it is revealed that Pence stepped in to work out a deal.

Politico reports Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was unable to confidently work out with a deal with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) because he didn’t know what Trump would agree to, leading the vice president to jump into the fray.

“Yet while that procedural fracas was playing out, Republicans were frantically trying to come up with something they could put on the floor,” Politico reports.”The shuttle diplomacy continued throughout the day. Pence, Kushner and Mulvaney went from Schumer’s office to Pence’s own hideaway in the Capitol, where Corker came to visit. Then they went to the House side of the Capitol to negotiate with conservatives and GOP leaders, trying to figure out what could pass that the president would sign.”

“As emphatically as he could, Pence had told senators that Trump would sign the legislation, only to see that backfire,” the report states. “So Pence couldn’t sign off any deal with Schumer or House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who was even more skeptical — unless Trump publicly backed it first.”

[calimary]

1. Gettin' more interesting by the hour.

[Miles Archer]

2. It's not ENTIRELY a tin foil hat view...he's in or he's out, and this is his Iago moment.

1). He's been running a STEALTH coup for a while with his "Mystery PAC."

2). Two words: Nikki Hayley.

3). Pence may be a fool, but he can read.

4). Now, THIS.

5). He needs to make a move before we head into the primaries.

6). WILL HE???

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Well done, Grasshopper

Excellent analysis, Nikki for the win is in the Republican playbook. They will dump Pence to rid themselves of a loser. imo

[Hortensis]

6. What about the religious right? Pence is their man.

[saidsimplesimon]

7. Nikki is a born again conversion.

She will navigate that swamp with ease. imo

[Hortensis]

9. Yes, expect so. If Nimrata Randhawa Haley were Democrat,

the religious right would slice and dice her, but she's not, we of course wouldn't, and you're probably right. There'd be some murmurs, but most voters will stay in line.

Second caveat: Would she be Trump's VP? Very bad job to all but literally sell one's soul for -- unless it was expected to turn into the presidency.

[Hotler]

4. I mentioned in another post that Pence is bad juju

that man has to be contained.

[spanone]

5. Pence already took a deal to congress that they signed and trump reneged on.Good luck with that mike

[dembotoz]

8. all depends how seperate he can stay from mueller probe

i think he is up to his eyeballs deep in trump poop
but i do not carry a badge