Donald Trump for months resisted naming Mike Pence as his vice president during the 2016 campaign because he considered him a “loser,” according to a forthcoming book and interview with Rick Gates, the president’s former deputy campaign manager.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump for months resisted naming Mike Pence as his vice presidential running-mate during the 2016 campaign because he considered him a “loser,” according to a forthcoming book and interview with the president’s former deputy campaign manager.
“Unfortunately for Mr. Pence, at that time, he wasn’t polling well in Indiana,” said Gates in the “Skullduggery” interview. Trump “didn’t think he had a chance to win the governor’s race which is why he used the term ‘loser,” which he has used with many people, as we know.” They also argued that Trump didn’t need an “attack dog” as his vice presidential running mate — as presidential candidates often look for — because the candidate himself filled that role. “Paul [Manafort] really sold him on the idea, ‘Donald, why would you want somebody like you as your vice presidential running mate,” said Gates. “‘You are the hatchet guy. You’re the pit bull.’”
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