Posted on 01/25/2024 6:01:20 AM PST by MtnClimber
Donald Trump knew what he had to do nearly eight years ago. As a political outsider, he played the smart card. Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, picked a stiff as his running mate, someone that, first, reassured the Republican establishment. That stiff was Mike Pence. No, no, no… Set aside hindsight. Pence was a solid choice in July 2016.
Trump wanted to build a Team of Rivals. Pence was meant as a bridge to the Ryans and McConnells and the broader D.C. establishment. That move failed bigly. The establishment didn’t want a bridge. Accommodation? Nah, unless Trump sold his soul.
Now it’s 2024. Trump doesn’t owe the rotting establishment a blessed thing -- other than payback (alternatively called justice). His veep pick this go-round won’t have anything to do with making nice to D.C. lifers. Trump has been emancipated by the very elites who have worked overtime to trip him up and destroy him. The irony is richer than Mark Zuckerberg.
What scares elites is that Trump as 47 would be “one and done.” His 48-month lease on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would expire at high noon on January 20, 2029, no exceptions. No looking ahead to a second term. No worrying about reelection. Trump unleashed makes elites tremble.
Of course, Trump has to get elected. Given the crummy state of the nation and Biden’s feebleness and corruption, Trump wins a fair fight. But the fight coming will be anything but fair, that we know. We’re in for a heckuva brouhaha. Victory isn’t guaranteed.
Last Sunday, Trump downplayed who he’d pick as his running mate. He told Fox News’ Brett Baier (via The Hill) that “People won’t be that surprised.” Of course, Trump knows a wee bit about marketing. Is it possible that he’s underselling?
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I think he should pick Gen. Flynn as VP (or possibly AG) and put him in charge of the war against Deep State marxists.
That move failed bigly. The establishment didn’t want a bridge.
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That’s actually a really good take one why Trump made the personnel choices that he did that I haven’t really heard before. Team of rivals. Maybe that would work in the business, as dirty as that gets, but the swamp is a whole different level.
BTTT
He should pick Taylor Swift
He better not pick another pence.
Trump came from a world where a man’s word means something.
He should pick Taylor Swift
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Omarosa could be Taylor’s political advisor. lol
Leaders surround themselves with strong men who share a vision.
Stars surround themselves with sycophants and ass kissers.
This is a moment of decision for DJT.
That’s MY pick!! 👍🇺🇸😎
agreed. there was a time when Pence was seen as a serious conservative, sort of the conservative future even
I wouldn’t mind seeing Stefanik as VP and put RFK,Jr in as AG. Have him go after the deep state, big pharma and big tech.
I think he should go for Option 3:
Life insurance.
That means that whoever it is scares the elites more than he does.
Trump came from a world where a person’s motivation is pretty clear (making money) so probably the idea that people would lose on purpose out of spite wasn’t on his radar. Just look at Paul Ryan, he got the republicans to lose an election just so he can go against Trump’s proposals that were largely popular with Americans , even if a lot of people didn’t like his personality.
It help to get Trump elected in 2016. It helped to show everyone that Trump was a serious candidate.
Trump needs to go full steam ahead. 100% MAGA. scorched Earth.
He knows his mistakes last time were in his appointment picks.
He will not make that mistake again. Every single one of his appointments will be 100% on the trump train.
His first 100 days will make FDR look like a slacker!
I agree. I hope Trump learned his lesson about listening to advice from his daughter and son-in-law when making staff decisions. Maybe Trump has trouble spotting the back stabbers himself.
No NikkiHaley.
Yep, that’s what we need in an AG a Hugo Chavez fanboy & global warming fanatic - wants to put energy executives in jail for I guess keeping you warm!
As amazing as this might seem to some, he is way to the left of Biden!
https://nypost.com/2013/03/10/rfk-son-is-oil-broken-up-over-chavez-death/
https://news.yahoo.com/why-many-libertarians-suddenly-fond-160029097.html
https://www.johnlocke.org/reminding-the-right-about-rfk-jr-s-wrongs/
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