Donald Trump Was Calling Top Aides at Midnight Asking if He Could Dump Pence: Reports
CNN and NBC Reporters Confirm Trump Flipped Out
Even though Donald Trump settled on Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate Thursday afternoon, and offered the Republican governor the coveted slot Thursday around 5 PM, hours later the brash billionaire was having second thoughts. So worried was Trump that he had made a bad decision, he called several top aides to see if he could backtrack and dump Pence.
That news comes from CNN’s Dana Bash and NBC News’ Kelly O’Donell, both of whom posted their stories to Twitter:
Scoop: @realDonaldTrump was so unsure about @mike_pence that around midnight last night he asked top aides if he could get out of it
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) July 15, 2016
Sources tell me @realDonaldTrump was on phone till midnight making calls, asking if he could change course on VP pick
— Kelly O’Donnell (@KellyO) July 15, 2016
On Twitter, a few of the responses to the news:
.@DanaBashCNN live look at the Trump campaign pic.twitter.com/YRbdxDdkkq
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) July 15, 2016
@CahnEmily @DanaBashCNN let’s not get hyperbolic, it’s clearly: pic.twitter.com/dLVppl7Ucy
— Jeremy Kahn (@trochee) July 15, 2016
.@DanaBashCNN @realDonaldTrump @mike_pence pic.twitter.com/UdQWNOubSM
— John Stolnis (@FelskeFiles) July 15, 2016
.@DanaBashCNN @realDonaldTrump @mike_pence pic.twitter.com/dbm4TuaYtP
— Suze (@suze109) July 15, 2016
UPDATE:Â Donald Trump Delivers Speech Introducing Mike Pence as His VP Pick, Gets Mercilessly Mocked
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