The NY Slimes needs a history lesson
Quote:
A few weeks ago, Mike Pence did what no other vice president in the modern era has done: He refused to endorse the re-election of the president under whom he served.
Time to do some fact checking
Let's put aside that most times when Presidents run for reelection they keep their VEEP . So there would be no reason to oppose their running mate.
But there have been times when a VEEP refused to endorse their former President , The dispute could only be what constitutes "modern era.
Grover Cleveland won 2 non-consecutive terms as Trump is attempting. But his VEEP Thomas Hendricks died of a heart attack during the first term. Under the rules at the time there was no replacement picked. That was 1885
Jump to the 20th century . Was that modern times ?
Teddy Roosevelt's Veep Charles Warren Fairbanks refused to support TR when he ran under the Bull Moose label
FDRs Veep John Nance Garner refused to support FDR in 1941 (modern era ??? ) . He opposed some of the New Deal and well FDR was going for term 4 Garner had already thrown his hat in the ring before FDR announced a bid for a 4th term. So Garner did not drop out and support him.
Fairbanks and Garner had policy differences with the President . Pence mostly supports and defends Trump's policies . His is a vendetta about 1/6 and a difference in Trump's personality and style .