The Washington Post has had it with Donald Trump! Sunday’s headline read “Mike Pence has ‘95 percent’ chance of being Donald Trump’s VP pick” but was followed by another article the very next day, headlined ”Why Donald Trump’s near-certain vice presidential pick changes every day.” So what’s going on?
Well, as New York Times previously reported, Trump serves as his own chief strategist and vetter, and is reliant on information he garners himself. Basically, this means that his views can be swayed by whoever is the last person he talks to.
On Saturday, the day before Mike Pence was the 95 percent candidate, Trump had his eyes on retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, who is currently serving as Trump’s foreign policy adviser. It’s been suggested that the Dallas shootings along with international concerns about terrorism makes someone familiar with the security realm and the military appealing.
Less than two weeks ago, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie were leading the Vice Presidential chase. Former general Stanley McChrystal has also been mentioned as an option, and it wasn’t too long ago when Ben Carson said that Trump’s list included John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, and Chris Christie.
Consistency is not Donald Trump’s strong suit. In fact, he considers inconsistency to be his strong suit. Trump could pick anyone to be his vice president. Washington Post concludes that it’s not surprising to have seen so many rumors and so much speculation, considering the decision being held solely by the quixotic candidate himself.
So how will their journalists keep up with it? Actually, they won’t. Not the Washington Post, anyhow. They appear to feel the time has come to devote their time to serious reporting, and not waste it on Trump’s inconsistencies anymore. The article ends with:
“Please note: We will not be updating this article as new rumors arise. We do have other work to do.”
However, Fox News keep speculating. Watch their thoughts on who Trump will pick for Vice President here:
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