Vice President Mike Pence recently took a page out of his boss’ playbook and decided to pick a fight with the wrong person on Twitter. While Pence has long been thought to be the more mentally stable (yet equally terrifying) leader in the White House, it definitely seems like Donald Trump is rubbing off on him.
On Thursday, Pence decided to start an argument with former Attorney General Eric Holder after Holder gave an interview the day before on MSNBC. During the interview, Holder stated that the historic “notion of greatness” that President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan suggests that America’s greatness “never in fact really existed.” He said:
When I hear these things about let’s ‘Make America Great Again,’ I think to myself, exactly when did you think America was great? It certainly wasn’t when people were enslaved. It certainly wasn’t when women didn’t have the right to vote. It certainly wasn’t when the LGBT community was denied the rights to which it was entitled.
You know, America has done superb things, has done great things, and it has been a leader in a whole range of things, but we’re always a work in process. Looking back, ‘Make America Great Again’ is inconsistent with who we are as Americans at our best where we look at the uncertain future, embrace it, and make it our own.”
Pence tried to take Holder’s comments as an opportunity to make himself look tough, and fired back by posting several images which demonstrated American greatness:
.@EricHolder: “Exactly when do you think America was great?” pic.twitter.com/pFE5z5D756
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) March 28, 2019
Let’s just say that was a terrible idea. Holder clapped back and said “America IS great” but “can-and must-be greater still” and the “Make America Great Again” slogan means “YOU think America is not great now-and is backward looking.”
America IS great. And can-and must-be greater still. “Make America great again” means YOU think America is not great now-and is backward looking. America is at its best when we look forward, embrace an uncertain future and make it ours. That is what defines American greatness https://t.co/ASagCEPMZ5
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 28, 2019
Once again, Trump and his minions have been humiliated. Will they ever learn?
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