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riversedge

(69,731 posts)
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 01:12 PM Jun 2017

Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff

Source: nytimes



Vice President Mike Pence this month. Mr. Pence’s chief of staff, Josh Pitcock, will be replaced by Nick Ayers, a veteran political operative who has been working with the vice president for three years.
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
June 29, 2017

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff will depart the White House in the coming weeks and will be replaced by a long-serving aide, in the first major staff change of his office, officials said on Thursday.

Mr. Pence’s chief of staff, Josh Pitcock, will be replaced by Nick Ayers, a veteran political operative from Georgia who has been working with the vice president for three years. Mr. Ayers was the chief political strategist for Mr. Pence, then the governor of Indiana, when President Trump chose the governor as his running mate.

More recently, Mr. Ayers has been one of the leaders of an outside group supporting the White House, America First Policies, which had been preparing a series of ads criticizing Senator Dean Heller, Republican of Nevada, for his anticipated no vote on the Senate’s bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

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Pence is going deeper into the stinking Trump swamp!









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Pence to Replace His Chief of Staff (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2017 OP
I am looking at Mike Pence as the Cheney of this Administration. This switch should be watched. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #1
+1 lunasun Jun 2017 #2
Not as smart or a powerful businessman as Cheney though. haele Jun 2017 #4
no but he is a Zealot when it comes to belief... Remember the Gay Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #6
Cheney at least wore decent suits alcibiades_mystery Jun 2017 #7
Is Pence upgrading in anticipation of become #46? nt NCjack Jun 2017 #3
Thought the same DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #5

haele

(12,582 posts)
4. Not as smart or a powerful businessman as Cheney though.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 04:57 PM
Jun 2017

Both are evil, but Cheney was powerful enough to be a potential co-ruler in the Billionaire Investor class, not just a front man like Pence.
Remember this week's surprise meeting with Davey and Chuck K?
Pence may be getting a little ahead of himself and the new guy might be the Koch handler assigned to ensure if Trump goes out, Pence will still follow the plan.

Haele

Catmusicfan

(816 posts)
6. no but he is a Zealot when it comes to belief... Remember the Gay
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 05:10 PM
Jun 2017

Discrimination law he passed then had to reverse. This guy will have evangelical power behind him companies like Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A could be 2 of the companies that would help. In some regards I find him more dangerous.

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