Posted on 05/19/2018 6:56:25 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone pledged to have someone lined up to challenge Vice President Mike Pence should he run for president in 2020.
During an interview Friday with Big League Politics, a right-wing news website, Stone suggested that President Trump may not ultimately run for re-election if his first term is adequately successful and denounced the possibility of a 2020 ticket with Pence and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.
"I guarantee you I will have a candidate challenge Mike Pence," said while speaking on the "Howley Reports" show.
Stone derided Pence as a "establishment Republican quisling" who is under the control of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and the Koch brothers.
Asked what he thinks about Haley, Stone grimaced and alleged that she "loves war" that isn't in the interest of the U.S.
On the prospect of a Pence-Haley ticket, Stone exclaimed, "Bring it on!"
The New York Times recently reported that Trump has been alarmed by the rising diplomatic star of Haley and even grown suspicious of her political ambitions. Republicans close to the White House whisper about the prospect of an alliance between Ms. Haley and Vice President Mike Pence, the Times reported in April, pointing to a possible run as a ticket in 2020.
Though Trump has already begun campaigning for re-election -- he has already chosen a 2020 slogan: "Keep America Great!" -- Stone cast doubt on it being a sure thing.
"I don't think that it is a foregone conclusion that the president will definitely run," Stone said. "If at the end of the next three years the economy is very strong, he has built the wall, sealed our borders, he's reformed our immigration policies, he has redone these trade agreements so that they are beneficial to the United States, that he has got a peace agreement in Korea -- I could see him saying, 'You know what? I don't need this anymore. I made America great again. I have kept my promises to the American people. I'm heading off to the golf course.'"
Trump already declared.
trump has already copyrighted slogans for 2020 and bought relevant domain names for his 2020 run .... not only that, trump keep talking about “eight years” ...
“I thought President Trump already stated his intention to run for re-election?”
multiple times ... Stone is full of shite ...
If Trump doesn’t seek reelection in 2020, I will fully support Mike Pence as the GOP presidential nominee.
Yeah it’s like getting news CNN.
Apparently NOT.. he is like Karl Rove/Dick Morris ... egos in outer orbit.
THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT TRUMP WOULD JUST QUIT UNLESS THEY FIND OUT HE IS A PEDOPHILE!!!
Neither of her parents were US citizens. She’s an anchor baby, not a constitutional natural born citizens. While some might accept that, many of the rest of us will not. It is the same reason Harris and Lyn’ Ted are not eligible. And, yes, Obama was same. Too bad he was elected and we now suffer the results. Our constitution needs to be respected.
Yea the guy who filed the copyrights on his 2020 slogans before he took office isn’t running again... rolling eyes
And is a dope smoking libertine. Even his so called close association with Nixon is a lie
LOL. Pretty good.
Nimrata “Nikki” Randhawa Haley will be able to spend her time as veep pulling down what’s left of America’s heritage that she disapproves of.
When she runs out of Battle Flags to eradicate she can move on to removing the statues of slave owner Presidents.
He is entertaining but you have to keep the whack job thing in mind.
Just a few thoughts reading this thread.
Wouldn’t Trump’s approval soar to new heights if the MSM found out he was a pedophile (finally something for them to get behind)?
I am only being 50% sarcastic there. Trump is no pedophile (but the rest of my argument is valid).
On a more serious note, Trump has to keep going, he won’t be done draining the swamp before about 2023 at the earliest. The swamp will take years to empty out and nobody would even go in there for two or three years due to the stench of decomposing alligators.
Stone is a drama queen. His 15 minutes is fading.....
Very doubtful. It’s highly likely that President Trump will still be there in 2020. And a little beside the point, but Pence is probably much more in favor of our Second Amendment rights and other constitutional rights than any other possible candidate besides President Trump. It appears that Trump has really grown on him and that they agree on all of the positions most important to us.
Nikki Haley is a natural born citizen. That’s been legally settled. Don’t worry, President Trump and Nikki Haley won’t be bombing the pot fields and drafting all of the dope fiends into military service.
;-)
Well, Trump said the Confederate flag belonged in the museum, the Democrats own the Confederate flag, maybe you belong in the DU. Tell us your problems with what Trump said as well. She leads all people and she’s a Republican. That’s her heritage and Trump picked her for all the cry babies out there.
Stone is a pro-abort, he’s interesting at times, other times, he’s way off.
One serious problem for Trump if he actually did choose not to run——
every President became a lame duck the minute he started his last term. No one took him seriously or listened to him or passed his legislation. It was over.
All the egotists in the Senate will jockey for face time at the microphone and camera.
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