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As Trump warns Pence to walk his line, it's worth just going back to 2016 & the fact Pence knew what he'd have to defend.
While under consideration for VP slot, I asked him about Trump's attacks on his friend Ted Cruz.
Pence responded: "Rubbing is racing."
The day after the RNC, as Trump rehashed his conspiracy theory that Rafael Cruz was an associate of Lee Harvey Oswald, Pence stood to Trump's left as his running mate said:
“Ted never denied it was his father."
At same 2016 presser, Trump openly chuckled:
"The party has come together...you got to understand I ran as an outsider. I didn't want anybody. Now I have guys like Mike Pence. This isn't supposed to happen. If I don't win, I'm going to blame Mike, right?"
https://t.co/nsmj6QJYyl
Trump made waves in 2016 when he said Putin is a better leader than President Obama.
Pence played along.
"I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in his country," Pence said.
In 2016, Trump railed against Pence's fellow Midwestern governor, Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Pence said nothing.
While under consideration for VP slot, I asked him about Trump's attacks on his friend Ted Cruz.
Pence responded: "Rubbing is racing."
Mike Pence in his 1st intvw after selection as Trump's VP pick:
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) January 5, 2021
\u201cYou shut the door--you tell the boss exactly what you think. But when the door opens, the job of the VP is to stand right next to the president & implement the policy that he\u2019s decided & I\u2019m prepared to do that. https://t.co/IJfXgLTB9n
The day after the RNC, as Trump rehashed his conspiracy theory that Rafael Cruz was an associate of Lee Harvey Oswald, Pence stood to Trump's left as his running mate said:
“Ted never denied it was his father."
At same 2016 presser, Trump openly chuckled:
"The party has come together...you got to understand I ran as an outsider. I didn't want anybody. Now I have guys like Mike Pence. This isn't supposed to happen. If I don't win, I'm going to blame Mike, right?"
https://t.co/nsmj6QJYyl
The day after the RNC, as Trump rehashed his conspiracy theory that Rafael Cruz was an associate of Lee Harvey Oswald, Pence stood to Trump's left as his running mate said:
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) January 6, 2021
\u201cTed never denied it was his father." pic.twitter.com/84vBl94L9D
Trump made waves in 2016 when he said Putin is a better leader than President Obama.
Pence played along.
"I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in his country," Pence said.
In 2016, Trump railed against Pence's fellow Midwestern governor, Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Pence said nothing.