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Don't forget dolphin-wanker
He's old and weird.
Perhaps not with Pence.
The couch-fucker is a different story however.
The best endorsement this poor guy can get is "he's not that important anyway" 😂😂 Old Weirdo accidentally gave his running mate the sickest burn of them all lol
Let's all repeat the Trump Supporter's Oath!
Everyone! Who supports trump! Gets shit on! No Exceptions!
Dude was almost assassinated and says his pick as successor doesn’t matter. Dawg…
The weirdo almost assassinates himself with every hamburger he eats
Yeah? Let's ask John McCain.
Tell it to Kamala
Everyone is saying that donnie is too old to run and should just step down. After this, they are saying it even more.
Well they were saying that, and they still are too.
They used to say that. They still do, but they used to, too.
Laughs in McCain
So what would be the consequences of Trump picking a new VP? I've heard people say he can't and it's not allowed, but clearly those things seem to have no effect on him, so what would actually stop him and what would the consequences actually be?
Trump has already been formally nominated, and because of how we vote for electors for President and VP as a combined ticket, Vance has been formally nominated as well. If Trump decides to discard him like a used frat couch, then the Republicans would have to deal with deadlines in individual states to re-file paperwork.
We learned from the uncertainty regarding Biden's run that the first firm deadlines will start popping up next week. They are in Red states, though, so they are likely to give deference to Trump that they would not have given to a Democrat. Still, if Trump changes the upholstery too late, he may find that Vance is still on the ballot in a few states.
Which could potentially create a situation if Trump were to win, where his electoral votes are split across JD Vance, and thanks to the 12th amendment, the Senate picks the VP, and selects Harris's running mate. If Jon Tester keeps his seat in Montana, which doesn't seem super unlikely, this probably means a 50-50 Senate, with the VP keeping it in the Dems' control.
so what would actually stop him and what would the consequences actually be?
Officially? Probably not much, especially since republicans do their best to skirt the law wherever possible.
Unofficially? His pride, because he'd have to admit that he made a bad decision, and all the memes making fun of dementia Don's dumb decisions. Especially since it's yet another instance where their own rhetoric can be used against them, and they'll keep floundering with their messaging.
i love how vance went from never-trumper to fellating trump with the insatiable appetite of a pitbull in a NICU, even knowing full well trump would throw him out the window like a big mac wrapper without a second thought
There’s a non-zero chance that old, fat, hateful, felonious rapist dies in the next four years. There’s no way he could become president any other way. It's not like the weird couch fucker had dignity before this.
they're going to need to hire 24/7 security for his grave to keep people from shitting on it
He already has the world's best 24/7 security and people are still getting shots off at him. That grave is toast.
There's an axiom in the workplace. "A's" hire other A's, and B's hire C's. Kennedy picked LBJ, one of the savviest wheeler dealers in the Senate for his Veep; Nixon got Spiro Agnew, whose main qualification was that he was a pit bull.
Trump chose Vance and Pence for the same reason; neither could be a threat. Both took the job because they knew they'd never rise higher on their own.
LBJ was in on the hit.
What, he was.
with the insatiable appetite of a pitbull in a NICU
I'm dying 💀
Big Mac wrapper really got me, beautiful imagery.
Really great writing OP
Don't big macs come in boxes?
I'm happy to say I have no clue, never had a big mac
Isn't a box just a cardboard wrapper?
At the end he said, "if you like me i win. If you don't like me i don't win."
I was shocked that he actually appeared to be living in reality for a moment.
This statement really captures how he has officially become the sad clown. Clowns are such weird people. To have one be so sad, and also so old, is very unappealing.
Clearly, the VP of an 80-year-old presidential candidate isn’t a position that might come with some authority down the road. The Oval Office couches are perfectly safe.
The VP actually has a great deal of Constitutional power already, as the Constitution declares them to be President of the Senate, with the power to cast a tie-breaking vote. Their ability to be Presiding Officer of the Senate, I would argue makes the VP more powerful than a normal Senator. The fact that modern VPs choose not to use this power, I think demonstrates that the VP actually has a lot more power than people realize.
Kind of funny since he's currently running against a current vice president.
I mean they have at least enough impact for your followers to try and murder your last one…