usnews.com – By Megan Trimble – President Donald Trump reportedly has poked fun at his right-hand man for his socially conservative views. That’s according to a New Yorker profile of Vice President Mike Pence published online and slated for the magazine’s Oct. 23 issue. Pence reportedly declined requests from The New Yorker for interviews for the story, written by Jane Mayer and titled “The Danger of President Pence.” The piece touches on a range of issues, including the possibility of Trump’s impeachment and Pence taking over the Oval Office. It notes that “Pence’s odds of becoming President are long but not prohibitive. Of his forty-seven predecessors, nine eventually assumed the Presidency, because of a death or a resignation.”
Here’s a look at five Pence-related takeaways per The New Yorker piece: