MAGA figures, including the president’s eldest son, have already resorted to insulting their own party members.
Mike Pence is poaching top names from the Heritage Foundation, of Project 2025 infamy, as he scales up another political comeback.
Pence, 66, is building up his own think tank, Advancing American Freedom, which will oppose tariffs, isolationism, and “big-government populism,” he told the Wall Street Journal.
The friend-turned-foe of Donald Trump said his group will stop propping up MAGA figures like Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who lacks a medical background, and will push to strengthen support of Ukraine.
29 Comments
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 165 pts · 234d
"This isn't who we are."
—guy who supports 99.9% of the agenda
YoFrodo@lemmy.world · 65 pts · 234d
yeah Trump is just the full realization of what Republican politics has been sprinting to.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 233d
That's his problem with Trump. Too much sprinting and not enough leisurely jogging.
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 233d
...being complete idiots?
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 233d
"We got caught, i will be more discrete"
snooggums@piefed.world · 77 pts · 234d
Yes, please help divide the Republican party and possibly lower their turnout.
Soulphite@reddthat.com · 62 pts · 234d
You can't shit in the bed and claim you didn't do it... but I commend you for at least attempting to clean it up. You still shit the bed though, you bed shitting asshole.
Triumph@fedia.io · 22 pts · 234d
To be fair, he's less "cleaning it up" and more "spreading it around to create a uniform shitstain."
LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 234d
This dude was always extra creepy to me. Like his human disguise is slightly off
Soulphite@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 234d
The Lizzid Peeple!
Lag@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 233d
To be fair it's not his fault and he can't change how he looks when he hatched.
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 233d
Dude's so far in the closet, he can party with Travolta behind J. Edgar's old evening ensembles.
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 233d
Why do you think he wants to end the populism?
Asafum@feddit.nl · 27 pts · 234d
Lmfao talk about an ego... These motherfuckers wanted to hang this man how the hell does he think he has a chance?
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 22 pts · 234d
Don't discourage him. Splitting the maga vote is a wonderful thing, to be encouraged.
SaltSong@startrek.website · 16 pts · 234d
Have you seen his competition?
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 233d
"imploded?"
They've got 90% of what they want.
theneverfox@pawb.social · 2 pts · 233d
What they really want is to be cool and have people respect them, and they're not getting that
swade2569@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 233d
All the authoritarianism with 50% less grift?
ceenote@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 234d
Republican politicians have no principles, and Mike Pence is no different. This is a power play to develop a base of support so he can negotiate a better position for himself when he gets brought back into the fold.
mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 233d
Welp, best of luck Flyboy. You're a miserable sack of wet turds as well but I'm all in favor of more infighting.
SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world · 8 pts · 233d
I wonder what Mom thinks about that.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 233d
When I'm sitting here and watching the cons doing all this infighting and backstabbing - and a lot of it is over that stupid skidmark Kirk - I'm reminded very much of conspiracy theorists.
I used to monitor a few conspiracy theorists and even if at one point one of them would have a certain character on their platform, they'd later have a falling out over some unhinged bit of doctrine, LOL, and the next thing you know, that person was part of the CIA, an Illuminati stooge, too aligned with the Jews, or whatever.
I guess it's no coincidence that so very many cons engage in lots and lots of conspiracy theories, because many of their politicians and influencers behave exactly like conspiracy theorists (and I realize lots of them are clearly both, like Alex Jones) when it comes to queening out over lots of in-group drama.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 5 pts · 234d
If he tries to run for President, will the fly be his VP?
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 234d
Good idea to put "Freedom" in the name of his group. Remind people about that word
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 233d
"Hey I heard you guys were back into Christian values? I'm Charlie Kirk, amirite? Put er there" 🖐️
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 231d
Pence eyes comeback? Where did they go?
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 233d
Oh no not…Mike Pence!
PerryM@newsie.social · 1 pts · 234d
@MicroWave This report is tragic! The man was rejected by all Democrats and a majority of MAGA! Where the **** does he think his support would come from?