| | | | The Great Mike Pence Mystery |  | | Mike Pence was supposed to travel to Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday morning to hold an event on the opioid crisis. He never went.
Why? No one knows.
"Something came up that required the @VP to remain in Washington, DC," tweeted Alyssa Farah, Pence's press secretary. "It's no cause for alarm. He looks forward to rescheduling the trip to New Hampshire very soon."
Added Pence chief of staff Marc Short: "It's not a national security issue. ... It's not a personal or family issue."
Which is good! But also, kind of-sort of weird, right?
The plot thickened. Pressed on what was behind Pence's cancellation Short offered only that "there will be more later." Then, when asked what "later" meant, Short added: "Weeks from now."
Whaaaaat?
Look. The likeliest outcome is that this was some sort of scheduling snafu -- and that there really isn't any "there" there. Like an Al Capone's vault-type situation.
But if that's the case, then why not just say it? Why make it WAY more mysterious by saying things like, You'll find out the real story ... someday.
What this reminds me of more than anything is when, after President Donald Trump tweeted, "Despite the negative press covfefe," back in 2017, then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted, "I think the President and a small group of people know exactly what he meant." Dude, no. He mistyped "coverage." Let's not make it into a whole thing.
The Point: Maybe this is much ado about nothing. But the whole "weeks from now" thing? WHY?
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Act like a pro and subscribe to The Point on YouTube! | | | Vampire Weekend covered Bruce Springsteen's "I'm Goin' Down." Life is good. | | Nike's decision to yank its special sneakers featuring the flag made by Betsy Ross (a request made by Colin Kaepernick over the flag's symbolic ties to slavery and white nationalism groups) is not sitting well with a certain Southwest governor.
Arizona's Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, called Nike's decision a "shameful retreat" in 2 a.m. Twitter missives, adding that the company "bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism."
Ducey added injury to insult: He directed the state to grab back millions in incentives for Nike after the company recently agreed to open a manufacturing facility that could have 500 full-time jobs.
Neighboring New Mexico, however, could be a new option. "Hey @Nike, let's talk," tweeted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this afternoon. | |
LAUREN'S CAMPAIGN TRAIL LATEST | | Bernie Sanders: Raised $18 million from donors in the last fundraising quarter.
John Hickenlooper: Is shaking up his campaign staff after senior aides urged him to drop his presidential bid and run for Senate.
Cory Booker: Rolled out an immigration plan that would "virtually eliminate" detention.
Pete Buttigieg: Called addressing racial inequalities a "matter of national survival."
Donald Trump: Raised $54 million in Q2 while the Republican National Committee raised $51 million. | | | | | | |
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