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He sort of put his foot in his mouth when he admitted that the storms are worse now then they were under previous administrations. Maybe when Mike Pence runs for president he can make a campaign promise that he will clean up the mess that Trump has made out of our environment.
Trump sticks his foot in his mouth so frequently I think we're more used to see it there than in his shoe at this point, ha. But you are right on that point.
If Pence ever runs for president and makes a campaign promise that he will clean up the mess Trump has made out of our environment, his actions this week alone will dramatically undermine it and make it be construed as disingenuous unless he takes substantial meaningful actions between now and then. Pence is currently in Ireland to conduct official government business in Dublin, and rather than staying within that vicinity which would have been tremendously more cost and time efficient and generate a remarkably smaller environmental footprint, he's staying literally on the opposite side of Ireland at Trump's private golf resort and commuting by plane. In contrast, many politicians in Europe who routinely travel lengthy distances have made a concerted effort to minimize use of flight to be more environmentally friendly. That's just one small incident that will be brought up to challenge any such promise.
To his credit, Pence is able to keep his feet in his shoes more often. I took two weeks off school and my internships last October to join my family volunteering in the hurricane-ravaged Panhandle where my grandparents and other family members live. Trump's very brief visit there was an obnoxious diversion of resources, generating more stress, especially in context to his antics that week (more on that later perhaps). Pence actually was more comforting and sincere when he visited. He gave more time and care. People didn't feel like they were being used by him as props for a photo shoot, or that he was there to tick a box on a to-do list. He was genuine and he listened. There's still plenty to criticize his administration on in regards to Hurricane Michael, but Pence truly was heartfelt, focused, and kind during his visit to the areas decimated by it.
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