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The heated meeting held on Tuesday at the Oval Office showed President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and future Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, all ready to prepare for their careers post-politics as stars of reality TV. For Trump, of course, it will be a return to his foundation. But he does not let the presidency stop him from keeping the belligerent personality he has spent decades sharpening on screen, and at the Oval Bureau meeting, he presented a seriously polite performance.
heated exchange. Trump, who felt that his nap may have been cut short, said, "If we do not get what we want, one way or another … I'm going to close the government ", speaking of funds for its promised border for so long wall. "I am proud to close the government for border security."
Schumer refused to look into Trump's eyes, but spoke directly to the cameras in the room, but the most awkward performance was that of Vice President Mike Pence, who sat silently between the president and Pelosi, he Sometimes had his eyes closed, as he had prepared a meeting with an edible or perhaps an Ambiens de Roseanne Barr.
At one point, when Schumer evoked the lies of Washington Post and Trump, the president even tried to make a joke with Pence – like haha, who takes the job seriously ?! – but the vice-president did not move.
We go live to Mike Pence's home pic.twitter.com/hWOo3qLemu
– Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) December 11, 2018
Was he asleep? Wishing that it could literally be anywhere else? Meditate through stress? In both cases, like Twitter users, they turned on Pence.
Your vice-president goes into standby mode. #MikePence pic.twitter.com/GoVtrYLZeh
– Barry Evans (@bazblackadder) December 12, 2018
I used Mike Pence to deceive the lane reserved for vehicles carpool and found myself trapped in https: //t.co/1jBkrCc0jB
– Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) December 12, 2018
Some users thought that Pence was channeling an external transfer of the body .
Pray like Jenny in Forrest Gump. "My God, make me a bird so I can fly very far from here" #MikePence pic.twitter.com/oGQ2z19ykX
– Timothy Beauchamp (@cowboyneok) on the 12th December, 2018
Who did it better? #mikepence pic.twitter.com/lermJMN4gs
– Mr. Reality (@bfeeder25) of December 12, 2018
The mother is not here. I must keep my eyes closed and pretend I do not see the woman. #MikePence pic.twitter.com/RprfeuDk9w
– Good Snark Witch (@ Good9824) December 12, 2018
What #MikePence Saw When he closed his eyes pic.twitter.com/oxPlP6IGMP
– Phaedrus (@ Phaedru36907279) December 12, 2018
If you read a script that says "look in the middle," think at #MikePence pic.twitter.com/WUbLSfhpgB
– Anonymous Citizen (@RealistFeellist) [12december2018
Still, some were not convinced that the following figure of Trump was actually Pence at all. I mean, who can sit, especially during this exchange? Has anyone checked his pulse?
Before this meeting, Mrs. Tussaud was rolling in this wax figure of Mike Pence. pic.twitter.com/en H4FEG49U
– Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) December 11, 2018
It is time to present the new statue of Pence at the White House. pic.twitter.com/eXyasvgJEY
– Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) December 12, 2018
This picture actually comes from the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer fight of today. Anyone can check if Mike Pence is still alive or if it is a "Bernies Weekend" type scenario in which they only support Pence at meetings. pic.twitter.com/EX1qJvP5ft
– ((DeanObeidallah)) (@DeanObeidallah) December 11, 2018
So maybe Pence is not ready for reality TV like the others.
I can not stop watching this video of today's Oval Office meeting – it zooms in on the Pence song with the theme theme Curb Your Enthusiasm playing in the background. pic.twitter.com/mU2F2O7zkf
– Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 11, 2018
When Pence's eyes were really open, they were fixed, like in a trance, to a indeterminate place between Pelosi and Schumer. And when he moved, it was even more embarrassing, as when this eagle-eyed spectator saw the Vice President trying to check his watch. . . that he did not wear .
Pence checking his non-existent watch for 2020 pic.twitter.com/UPE3xKbQSd
– Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) 11 December 2018
I hope that someone one woke Pence at the end of the process. Or not?
DIRECT FROM THE OVAL OFFICE: Mike Pence is still sitting in the same chair, the lights off. #MikePence pic.twitter.com/zPJle5pPj2
– Lee Ellenberg (@LeeEllenberg) December 12, 2018
However, writes Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Pence could have had a good reason to try to blend in with the walls at this meeting. She pointed out that it is possible that Trump is trying to throw Pence before the 2020 presidential race:
It is actually quite understandable that Pence is, at last, a little thoughtful. The meeting was a train wreck, and it is likely that he was recently prisoner of Trump's wild character and that he was just happy not to be involved. After all, Trump had just suffered a major humiliation when Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, withdrew from an apparent agreement to replace John Trump's outgoing chief of staff, John Kelly. Trump had foolishly announced Kelly's departure as one of his distraction ploys when bad news came out last week and probably held Pence responsible for the humiliation caused by his son's withdrawal.
The Internet can literally transform anything into good memories, but Mike Pence's jokes bring special satisfaction. He is not an easy target like Trump, whose ignorance and unbridled approach to politics and life in general provide an abundant foundation. Pence is mostly just scary. He hides behind sober manners and political speeches that help him to more effectively promote a racist / homophobic / xenophobic / misogynistic agenda. Pence not only embodies all the odious policies that the Trump government has adopted, but he knows how to make sure that these things are done politically and it is well before he becomes vice president. Mocking him – toppling him a notch or two – offers those who hate his politics a feeling, even fleeting, of catharsis.
Long live the jokes of Mike Pence, who hopefully will survive his political career. He deserves to be the punchline every day. Although I have to say – by far – frozen, Mike Pence is the best Mike Pence.
Rachel Leah
Rachel Leah is a writer of culture for Salon. You can follow her on Twitter: @rachelkleah
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