'Leave me alone': Mike Pence's wife reportedly refused to kiss him after Trump won

[babylonsister]

https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-pences-wife-refused-to-kiss-him-on-trump-election-night-2018-9

'Leave me alone': Mike Pence's wife reportedly refused to kiss him after Trump won
Bill Bostock
Sep. 27, 2018, 7:31 AM

Michael Lewis, the author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," wrote in an article in The Guardian published Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence's wife, Karen Pence, was less than pleased with President Donald Trump's victory in the moments after he won the 2016 election.

Lewis wrote that after Trump won, the vice president tried to kiss his wife, who turned away and said: "You got what you wanted, Mike. Now leave me alone."

Lewis' article centers on the problems Trump had with his transition team but contains behind-the-scenes stories from the election night.

Lewis also said Trump sat staring at the TV in disbelief when he saw he'd won.

Vice President Mike Pence tried to kiss his wife, Karen Pence, in the minutes after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November 2016, but she reportedly turned away from him and said: "You got what you wanted, Mike. Now leave me alone."

Meanwhile, Karen Pence "wouldn't so much as say hello to Trump," Michael Lewis, the author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," wrote in a Guardian long read based on several interviews with Trump insiders and published Thursday.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-pences-wife-refused-to-kiss-him-on-trump-election-night-2018-9

[dameatball]

1. Not sure what to make of that. Pretty weird.

[Owl]

19. Indeed.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Too many people in the room.........

you don't do "that kind of thing" in public!!

[cloudbase]

12. Sure enough.

It could lead to dancing.

[Lochloosa]

16. Or worse. Petting.

[Texasgal]

32. And that rhrymes with "P"

that stands for POOL...right here in River City!!

[Blue Owl]

3. Michael Lewis' next book: Motherbawl

n/t

[VOX]

4. I love reading this stuff. Even if it's not real, it ought to be.

The unintentional satire doesn’t even need a re-write. Word-for-word, it’s perfect.

[BootinUp]

20. Agreed. :)

[pandr32]

5. Sounds like an empty marriage

She went along like a good patriarchal-political wife but there is no warmth or partnership. Both are trapped by their religious and political roles.
This is what they want for all of us--uptight marriages where our roles dictate everything.
Time to free ourselves.

[Totally Tunsie]

10. Unfortunately, the fact that these are the principles they want to inflict on all of us

is what makes Pence so dangerous. Misery loves company.

tRump is an idiot, but Pence is a manipulative snake.

[pandr32]

24. We need to get rid of the idiots and snakes

If only we could reset everything to factory condition--as in President Obama's last day, and continue to build on his progress. We could erase the idiot, his entire administration, and everything they have done.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

18. Yeah, that is so miserable. No thanks n/t

[pandr32]

25. It is amazing how many people support these asshats.

[Totally Tunsie]

6. Like tRump,

we ALL sat staring at the TV in disbelief when he saw he'd won.

It doesn't seem either wife was pleased that the Repugs had won on that fateful night. I don't know what Karen Pence's problem was, but IMO Melly didn't want to leave her NYC lifestyle behind. Perhaps KP didn't want to make the change either. She probably had a pretty calm, secure life in Indiana, and was now thrust into the DC jungle. It's not for everyone.

[HipChick]

8. What are are causes? I remember Dr Jill Biden's

but can't recall anything Mother has done..

[Totally Tunsie]

14. I recall her announcing something about art therapy for the mentally challenged,

but like Melly's "Be Best" campaign, haven't heard anything beyond the initial announcement.

I, on the other hand, am announcing I'm going to bring about world peace, cure cancer, eliminate global warming, clean every known waterway, and insure every American becomes a millionaire. I expect to have as much success as Melly and Karen in my endeavors.

[SunSeeker]

7. Mother is not happy? nt

[More_Cowbell]

9. She doesn't call him Father? nt

[LiberalFighter]

11. Doesn't excuse her agreeing for husband being VP pick

[MyOwnPeace]

15. You're assuming....

she had a voice in the matter...............

Not sure that's the way "they" operate...............

[The Genealogist]

13. I'd not want to kiss him either.

[JDC]

17. "You got what you wanted, Mike. Now leave me alone."

I'll bet those words have been said many, many times over the years in the Pence household.

[Turbineguy]

21. Mrs. Pence

may be revealed as a decent person.

[smirkymonkey]

27. I was thinking the same thing.

Kind of along the lines of a Laura Bush.

[roamer65]

22. Didn't he screw around on her?

I think I remember reading that he had an affair on her.

If so, it’s probably just a marriage of convience now.

[Generic Brad]

23. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac

That tells you how much power Pence has.

[malaise]

26. Well as they say

Mother knows best.

[Pinkflamingo]

28. I love Michael Lewis.

His latest piece is The Coming Storm. It’s about how Rump is looking to privatize weather data. Very worrying.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

29. ENABLER

She apparently has everything she wants, otherwise she would have dumped his ass if she had a problem.

[samnsara]

30. uh ohhhhhh

[Yavin4]

31. She probably despises Trump but went along with the campaign for her husband.

If you marry a man like Mike Pence, you would probably hate a man like Trump, the polar opposite to Pence.

[flotsam]

33. Go past the initial link

and read the entire guardian article referenced at the link. It is a shit your pants indictment of the Trump Transition! Best read here in a month!