Trump biographer calls Mike Pence a ’shadow president’

A point of clarification on August 28, 2018 one of our guests, Michael D’Antonio, suggested that the establishment of Vice President Mike Pence’s political action committee could mean an “automatic” Pence 2020 bid, should President Trump not run for reelection. In fact, the funds raised by Pence’s leadership PAC cannot directly be used to benefit his own campaign, according to guidelines by the FEC. However, such leadership PACs are often used to build donor lists, curry favor in influential states, and build networks of support.