Trump/Pence Debut
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From the Left
Pence might share a ticket with Trump but not a worldview
Donald Trump's vice presidential pick, Mike Pence, has held wildly different views on trade, Russia, Iraq and Muslims than the billionaire businessman.
Throughout his 16-year political career, the 57-year-old Indiana governor has adhered to traditionally muscular Republican policies on foreign affairs.
From the Right
CNN: Trump Considered Dumping Pence Late Last Night
Beware of this scoop from CNN's Dana Bash -- not because she isn't credible as a journalist, but because the sourcing is totally opaque. Why would anyone within Trump's upper echelon leak this detail and intentionally draw blood from their just-announced teammate? And who would be in a position to know this information, but also have an incentive to run off and gossip to CNN that Trump supposedly came thisclose to dropping Pence and heading in another direction? Here's Bash's tweet, which is making the rounds:
From the Left
Top GOP Operative: Mike Pence Once Thought Trump Was ‘Unacceptable.’ Now He’s The VP Pick.
Dan Senor, a respected Republican strategist who served as a senior adviser to Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, suggested on Friday that Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick once found the real estate mogul’s politics repulsive.
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