Trump picked Vance because he wanted a MAGA bootlicker, who would neither challenge nor upstage Trump. AB is also correct that the grooming of Vance as the new leader of the MAGA movement will be stifled by Trump's ego. His ego cannot permit any other star, or even rising star. If Vance starts to show any sort of independent action, Trum…
Trump picked Vance because he wanted a MAGA bootlicker, who would neither challenge nor upstage Trump. AB is also correct that the grooming of Vance as the new leader of the MAGA movement will be stifled by Trump's ego. His ego cannot permit any other star, or even rising star. If Vance starts to show any sort of independent action, Trump will throw him under the bus, as he's done with pretty much everyone who has ever worked for him.
Agreed. Once he admitted that he, as VP, would have defied his Constitutional duty to certify the election, he made crystal clear that he'll only ever validate Trump's worst instincts.
Trump picked Vance because he wanted a MAGA bootlicker, who would neither challenge nor upstage Trump. AB is also correct that the grooming of Vance as the new leader of the MAGA movement will be stifled by Trump's ego. His ego cannot permit any other star, or even rising star. If Vance starts to show any sort of independent action, Trump will throw him under the bus, as he's done with pretty much everyone who has ever worked for him.
Agreed. Once he admitted that he, as VP, would have defied his Constitutional duty to certify the election, he made crystal clear that he'll only ever validate Trump's worst instincts.