Pence walks high wire over Trump scandals


US Vice President Mike Pence may very well be the next president, but the ongoing scandals affecting President Donald Trump will damage his credibility. – AFP pic, July 16, 2017.

MIKE Pence is the loyal wingman, the ever-discreet figure who rises above the Washington fray. But as the Russia scandal encroaches ever further on Donald Trump’s White House, the vice president is also walking a political tightrope.

The 58-year-old former governor of Indiana is currently the man closest to the US presidency – either as Trump’s immediate successor should his term end prematurely, or as his heir apparent in 2020 or 2024 elections, depending on how many terms Trump serves.


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