Trump Ended Weekly Lunches with Pence

Trump Ended Weekly Lunches with Pence

April 15, 2019 at 3:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/04/15/trump-ended-weekly-lunches-with-pence/

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The Atlantic: “For decades, presidents and vice presidents have held regular one-on-one lunches with no aides present. The ritual helps build trust and, because only two people are at the table, prevents leaks, veterans of past White Houses said.”

“Trump ditched that tradition. Instead he has invited to the lunches both his and Pence’s top aides. At the meals in the small dining room off the Oval Office, Trump keeps a big-screen TV tuned to cable news. Aides who have walked in have seen Trump yelling at the TV as he sits with Pence and their deputies over plates of chicken and cheeseburgers. When he sees something on the screen that he dislikes, Trump on occasion will interrupt the lunch and summon aides to discuss a response, people familiar with the lunches said.”

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