Trump administration was a revolving door of Washington’s who’s who, with a high attrition rate & public spats. At least 11 ex-staffers have publicly warned he’s unfit for a 2nd term.
Pence, who loyally served Donald Trump for 4 years, is placing a high-risk bet that voters in the nominating contest will reward him for backing the Constitution, rather than Trump.
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence said the 25th Amendment is not a means of punishment or usurpation and invoking it in such a manner would set a terrible precedent.
It's the first time Trump and Pence have spoken since the President’s supporters stormed the Capitol while Pence was presiding over formal affirmation of his re-election defeat.
The top Democrats in Congress, House Speaker called for Pence & Trump cabinet to invoke the Constitution’s 25th Amendment, which provides an avenue for the president to be removed.
Pence’s and Biden’s plans to quickly receive the shots were announced days after a Covid-19 vaccine created by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE received authorisation for emergency use.
Earlier on Saturday, one of Pence’s closest political advisers, Marty Obst, had also been infected by the virus, adding further to the cases in and around the White House.
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris sat about 12 ft apart with plexiglass partition between them. While the candidates were largely cordial, there was friction over police, racial issues.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
Hope they can find a job