J.D. Vance Can’t Explain Why Trump Threw Him Under the Bus in Debate

The only thing that matters to Trump is what he thinks is best for him personally right now. Ethics are irrelevant. Legality is irrelevant. Continuity is irrelevant. Reality is irrelevant. He does not remember the past and he cannot conceive of the future. "Me, now" is the only thing that matters to him. There is no big picture. His entire universe is a singularity of "me, now."

Best summary of Trump I've read yet.

This is how he has always operated. People tend to forget.

I believe Trump when he said that he never discussed that with Vance.

It was actually John Barron!

That's right, baby! The Barron is back and more senile than ever and he's speaking exclusively to J.D. Vance.

^Good God, I fucking hate that this joke could be real^

In other words, this is classic strong narcissism.

And his kids! Especially his kids!

Let’s not give Pence more credit than he deserves. Pence didn’t decline to support Trump out of a sense of duty or because he cares about Americans, but because Dan Quayle (!) told him he had no choice in the matter:

Over and over, Pence asked if there was anything he could do.

'Mike, you have no flexibility on this. None. Zero. Forget it. Put it away,' Quayle told him.

Pence pressed again.

‘You don't know the position I'm in,' he said, according to the authors.

'I do know the position you're in,' Quayle responded. 'I also know what the law is. You listen to the parliamentarian. That's all you do. You have no power.'

source: How Dan Quayle saved democracy. Yes, really.

You mean J P Mandel?

Funny, did you catch the part where he projected that on Harris? He accused her of claiming to have never met Biden 😂

He’s just a volunteer coffee boy.

he would just lovea seat in the room where it happens

Well, when you couch it in those terms…

Seriously. How did he not understand that he's the gimp in this relationship? Trump is going to dominate and abuse him. How does he not understand that's what he signed up for?

Honest question has he? I don't think I've seen a photo of them together

I'm pretty sure Jr would end up under a bus just as fast as anyone else.

Immor-tangelo.

Cadet Bonespurs. He's never held a real rank. He's a draft dodger.

They aren't confused. They want the base to understand that Trump would definitely pass an abortion ban, but they don't want to say that outright so that they can keep a few more votes from people who aren't paying close attention.

I don’t believe Vance idolizes him. I think Vance is in this for himself and has no shame.

Vance was asking for it. U see the couch he was wearing????