No way in hell was this intended as a distraction

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Distractions are not meant to highlight the full precariousness of a situation. That is the opposite of what a distraction is.

Now it’s quite possible that whoever did this was acting out of self-interest and not for the intent of the greater good (especially if it is Pence).

But this was in no way a distraction that could in any way benefit Donald Trump.

[manor321]

1. Exactly

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[Funtatlaguy]

4. Different administration.

[Scurrilous]

2. It's a pile on, not a distraction.

[enough]

3. It distracts in that all attention has been taken off the Kavanaugh hearings,

which is the one last thing the Republicans want to get out of the Trump “presidency.”

[FarPoint]

5. Ding, Ding, Ding!

You got that right.