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What will Trump do when he realizes Mike Pence's trip to Texas is getting better reviews than his? (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2017 OP
He'll fire him, of course! fierywoman Aug 2017 #1
A president can't fire a VP, he was elected. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #3
Why should that make a difference to Trump? (I'm being facetious, as I was above.) fierywoman Aug 2017 #8
I suppose he could tell Pence he's fired, but Pence wouldn't have any obligation The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #9
He can't fire him, of course. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #2
He'll go back to Houston and start selling Trump Water leftstreet Aug 2017 #4
Demand three scoops tonight and Tweet at 5 am? Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #5
Throw a tantrum? Twitter rant? Luciferous Aug 2017 #6
There might be a prayer in that tweet. Control-Z Aug 2017 #14
A major tweet storm is on the way. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #7
This again Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #10
Can he fire him? BainsBane Aug 2017 #11
He'll take credit for everything pence did and said. Nt ecstatic Aug 2017 #12
He'll have Sessions put Pence under house arrest. And take all of his bibles away. madinmaryland Aug 2017 #13
46 was presidential Motley13 Aug 2017 #15
Whine about how unfairly the Texans are treating him and threaten to take away their relief funds, meadowlander Aug 2017 #16
Trump will have Vlad serve him a polonium tea. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #17
Or stick him with a pointy umbrella. Dream Girl Aug 2017 #19
Or that the crowd clapped louder for him? rock Aug 2017 #18

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,743 posts)
9. I suppose he could tell Pence he's fired, but Pence wouldn't have any obligation
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 06:24 PM
Aug 2017

to actually leave (I bet Trump doesn't even know he can't fire Pence). He could even go rogue by campaigning overtly, and Trump couldn't stop him.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,743 posts)
2. He can't fire him, of course.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 06:19 PM
Aug 2017

What he can do is give him nothing to do, effectively keeping him out of the spotlight.

meadowlander

(4,399 posts)
16. Whine about how unfairly the Texans are treating him and threaten to take away their relief funds,
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 06:29 PM
Aug 2017

because he's the real victim here.

rock

(13,218 posts)
18. Or that the crowd clapped louder for him?
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 07:22 PM
Aug 2017

Why there must have been at least 7 maybe 9 people in the crowd!

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