Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles
Source: Bloomberg.com
While President Donald Trumps White House grapples with the fallout from his firing of the former FBI director, Vice President Mike Pence has taken steps to begin building his own political war chest.
Pence launched Great America Committee, a leadership PAC, a move that will enable him to channel money to congressional Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. The political action committees registration was posted Wednesday on the Federal Election Commission website.
The Vice President is playing a leading role in passing legislation on the Hill, said Nick Ayers, a senior adviser to Pence in the 2016 campaign who will be running the PAC. He wants to support House and Senate members who are helping pass the presidents agenda.
Its unusual for vice presidents to set up their own fundraising vehicles. Neither Joseph Biden nor Dick Cheney, the two vice presidents who preceded Pence, had one while in office. Its not entirely unprecedented, though: George H.W. Bush formed the Fund for Americas Future when he was preparing for his 1988 presidential run.
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Rat preparing to seize the helm of a sinking ratship by giving money to other rats.
LiberalFighter
(50,890 posts)And he knew about Flynn illegal activities.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)dalton99a
(81,455 posts)genxlib
(5,524 posts)Is "legal defense fund"
William769
(55,145 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Yeah the downstairs rats are visibly delighted that the heat's off them for a change. I noticed Chaffetz beaming radiantly too.
Ronan the Accuser
(8 posts)He's also as complicit as Trump.
I accuse Pence for manipulating Trump to gain power unnecessarily.
How do you answer for that, insignificant pissant?
Only answer I accept would be "Dear Mr. President, I resign the Office of the Vice President. Sincerely, Michael Pence".
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)burrowowl
(17,639 posts)Prez or VP to have their own PAC? It shouldn't be!
cstanleytech
(26,284 posts)As long as they have enough votes in either the Senate or the House to torpedo impeachment they are safe.
truthisfreedom
(23,145 posts)radical noodle
(8,000 posts)He smiles and projects a nice image while quietly stabbing people in the back and pretending surprise when they bleed. If Pence becomes president we'll be living The Handmaid's Tale.