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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbout Pence and that meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky a few weeks ago in Poland
It is quite interesting looking back on it now.
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VP Pence met with Ukraine's Zelensky a few weeks ago in Poland, sitting in for Pres. Trump, who couldn't make the trip. The meeting was in a windowless hotel room. Bolton sat silent, Sec. Perry there, too, as pool reporters were brought int. Zelensky kept bouncing his knees...
I was the pool reporter in the room. VP Pence did not respond to questions, including questions from reporters about whether the Trump administration would still allocate $250 million in planned security aid to Ukraine.
As Bolton looked on, VP Pence said that he could assure Zelensky "that we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine on your security, on territorial integrity," but didn't get into details.
Zelensky said his administration is poised to "defeat corruption."
A day later, VP Pence took questions at a news conference. Pay attention to this response to a question from AP's @colvinj
. Full remarks at the link.
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About Pence and that meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky a few weeks ago in Poland (Original Post)
MelissaB
Sep 2019
OP
At which point Pence's balls will descend for the first time in his life....
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2019
#5
Freethinker65
(10,036 posts)1. It would be sweet if Bolton took Pence down with Trump
I disagree with Bolton on pretty much everything, but he rarely, if ever, panders.
spanone
(135,861 posts)2. Appears Mr Zelensky was being roughed up by the mobsters....in a fiscal way
a bribe, I believe they call it
Kid Berwyn
(14,951 posts)3. President Pelosi
Poor Pounce.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)4. tRUMP will
Throw Pence under the bus, blame him, claim it was all his fault and Nikki Haley will come in as VP.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)5. At which point Pence's balls will descend for the first time in his life....
...and he will tell the world about all the illegal things that happened in the Trump administration.
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Just kidding. Hell still kiss Trumps ass after being dumped, just like everyone else.
volstork
(5,403 posts)7. "Pence's balls will descend for the first time in his life"
How can that happen when they are in Mother's purse?
leftstreet
(36,111 posts)6. Trump Admin Season 4 - they introduce new characters?!
AARRRGHHH!!
I hate it when this happens