More Proof Mike Pence is Running the Show

[erpowers]

President-elect Donald Trump has seldom ventured beyond his midtown Manhattan tower since winning the election, delegating responsibilities in Washington to Vice President-elect Mike Pence in what experts say likely is a preview of the next four years.

Trump has not returned to the capital since meeting with President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders on Nov. 10.When the transition team needed someone to talk policy and the incoming administration’s first 100 days agenda, it sent Pence, who spent more than a decade in the House and was part of the GOP leadership team. He was there again when Trump’s team needed a senior official to address a leading manufacturers’ association.

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“From a policy perspective, Mike Pence is the one to make that happen,” he said. “He’s the one who knows how to get things done in Washington


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“Once you’re in the White House, it needs to function reasonably smoothly or you’re going to generate bad stories every single day,” Galston said. “It has to be under professional management. I think Pence and Priebus are there to do that. You can’t run the White House in a slap-dash fashion. That’s elementary. I suspect that’s what Pence and Priebus are going to do.”

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/inside-man-pence-emerging-key-trumps-agenda

[pbmus]

1. Trumpster told kasich that he would run domestic and foreign policy...!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. I don't think Pence is going to be running the show as much as doing all the legwork.

Trump is going to demand that he has final say on anything, but is too lazy and stupid to actually be informed about any of the issues that he's making a decision.

Trump's going to run the country like he's the Chairman of the Board. Or host of The Apprentice.

Basically it will be how good of a "pitch" Pence or whatever cabinet head can give to Trump as to whether or not Trump runs with it. I anticipate the more the presenter flatters Trump, the more likely he is to take that course of action.

[bettyellen]

6. Basically he's going to try and push profits and Putins agenda and Pence will be the one advising.

Him if it's going to be a huge problem. He's going to push Trump to do what the GOP wants or else congress can start investigating him.


Congress will work with Putin's agenda before they'd ever work with Obama. What the hell?

[Chasstev365]

3. NO DEMOCRAT should cooperate with this BS arrangement

The last time they did we got 911 and a phony war in Iraq!

[msongs]

4. a black death's head uniform would look stunning on pence. he has the looks for it nt

[Generator]

5. Oh my God you're right! I can see that

What show is he running behind the scenes-the gay conversion camp lists? Shudder. So much evil so little time to comprehend it all.

[Skittles]

7. does ANYONE doubt that Trump is not running the show?

HE IS NOT QUALIFIED - he IS NOT CAPABLE of BEING PRESIDENT

[hunter]

8. No. Pence is a useful idiot and Spiro Agnew rotten.

Living in interesting times sucks.

[BlueStater]

9. This is the first real job the Tangerine Tyrant has ever had.

He certainly doesn't want to do actual work.