So will Trump try to fire Pence tomorrow?

[imanamerican63]

Asking for a friend!

Update: I was being sarcastic when I posted this. Please, I understand that Trump can’t fire Pence, but Trump has clue to what he can and cannot do.

[LisaL]

1. Trump can't fire Pence.

VP is an elected position.

[LovingA2andMI]

4. This...

All of This!!

-- A Reading of the U.S. Constitution on this matter was contain within any 8th Grade Social Studies Course.

[FarPoint]

11. That's how I see it..

Elected...

[mr_lebowski]

2. Trump is trying to get him to resign I think (nt)

[Celerity]

19. he goes full blast on that end, hopefully Pence and what's left of the Cabinet invoke the 25th Amd.

[DonaldsRump]

3. He cannot fire the VP nt

[imanamerican63]

5. I know, but trump will never understand that!

[LisaL]

10. So freaking what?

He still can't fire Pence.

[imanamerican63]

12. I was being sarcastic.

[onethatcares]

14. especially

without Twitter.

[Demsrule86]

22. That is true...you fired is the only thing he knows from his stupid show...which I never watched.

[rurallib]

6. What if he needs Pence to pre-pardon him?

[Demsrule86]

23. Pretty sure Pence said he won't pardon him...but Trump wants to stay in office anyway.

[Clearly fogged in]

7. Flag dropped to half mast at WH

I don't think trump is doing anything anymore

[Demsrule86]

8. Pence is elected...he can't be fired.

[imanamerican63]

9. See my response #5.

[LaMouffette]

13. Trump must believe that he can do a self-pardon. Otherwise, he would not be turning on Pence

and berating him the way he is right now.

[kurtcagle]

16. I'd like to see him try

The Supreme Court would love to take that case - it's one of the biggest open questions in jurisprudence: What exactly is the extent of the pardon? Answering that would actually serve to increase the power of the court over the executive branch in critical ways.

It's also worth noting that Trump is currently getting legal advice from none other than Rudy Guiliani.

[LaMouffette]

21. Yup. The unlimited power of the president to pardon must be restricted before the next Trump.

On MSNBC last week, Nicolle Wallace was talking about the "failure of imagination" that explained our being blind-sided by 9/11 in 2001 and now by the Capitol Hill riot. That describes the entire Trump phenomenon. In our wildest dreams, we never thought we would have a president this evil, this criminal, this lawless, this treasonous, this unhinged.

Now we know better and we had better get ready for the next one.

[kurtcagle]

15. Trump has never understood the concept of elections, or the constitution

or the role of government, for that matter. He is, in many respects, the epitome of the concept of entitlement.

Pence was chosen by Trump for one purpose, and only one purpose - to give him a Get Out Of Jail Free Card at the end of his term, in case things went south. Pence won't do that, and Trump is realizing that in one week's time, he's going to be facing financial and legal ruin. I suspect he may try to fire Pence, but it's a meaningless gesture at this point - even if he could (he can't according to the Constitution), Pence is an elected official - he has been neither impeached nor is he under indictment. He will likely end up getting what Trump won't - a pension, protection for life, an opportunity (albeit slim) of going onto some other political opportunity.

Pence is no doubt having the last laugh here.

[11 Bravo]

17. FFS, people! Was the sarcasm smilie really necessary here?

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. I got you meant

I think he's dumb enough to actually try it.

[keithbvadu2]

20. Next up: VP Ivanka

[USALiberal]

24. ?????????