Trump Says Mike Pence Asked For His Permission To Endorse Paul Ryan
Source: Talking Points Memo
Any reports of a fissure on the GOP presidential ticket after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) when Donald Trump refused to do so are lies spread by the dishonest" media, Donald Trump said Thursday.
Trump lavished praise on Pence at a town hall in Portland, Maine and emphasized the great relationship they have before saying the governor called him yesterday to ask for his blessing to endorse Ryan.
[Pence] came to me, he called me, because he likes Paul Ryan, Paul Ryans a good guy, Trump began. He shut down mild boos from the crowd at the mention of Ryans name by saying, Nope, hes a good guy.
Mike called me, and he said yesterday, Would you mind if I endorsed? I wont do that if its going to cause any complications, I would absolutely not do that, Trump said. Hes the greatest guy, the greatest human being. The real estate mogul recounted Pence saying: "'I like (Ryan). He's a friend of mine. Would you mind if I endorsed him? And I will not do it if you say no.'"
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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-gave-mike-pence-blessing-paul-ryan-endorsement
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)in his own party.
Get a frickin' clue republicans.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,174 posts)Permission.
BlueMTexpat
(15,379 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)Permission, my ass.
glennward
(989 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,393 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,130 posts)Similar to the scenario they put forth for the Gold Star mother supposedly needing permission to speak.
Lunabell
(6,151 posts)Doesn't surprise me at all.
madokie
(51,076 posts)is enough to run as fast and far away from the tRump as we can get. The way he tells that is inducing
yardwork
(61,857 posts)I have some experience with people with personality disorders, and this sounds like the kind of completely made-up confabulation they will say.
It's a way of putting Pence in his place. Trump's fragile ego can't handle the fact that Pence went against him, so he made up the story about Pence asking Trump's permission.
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