Pence To Survey Flood Damage In Nebraska

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (R) speaks as President Donald Trump (L) listens in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted both Democratic a... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (R) speaks as President Donald Trump (L) listens in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted both Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the White House for the second meeting in three days as the government shutdown heads into its third week. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Nebraska to survey damage from flooding in the Midwest.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that President Donald Trump requested Pence go Tuesday to the Midwest to see the damage.

Sanders says Pence will be joined by Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The tweet did not say where in Nebraska Pence would go.

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  1. I don’t think a Q-Tip is gonna do it. Better to send the big dog with the paper towels.

  2. Avatar for henk henk says:

    Melania’s body double had a prior engagement and Donald didn’t want to travel alone, so…second best wingnut gets the gig.

  3. This seems odd. Trump usually loves getting some red state adoration. He could hug a flag or two and sign a few more bibles.

  4. Pence will be huddling with FEMA personnel to figure out which loopholes in disaster relief statutes allow for barring help to same sex married couples.

  5. But there’s a lot of water, and it’s wet.
    Many people don’t know that.

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