And Mr. Trump has made his own unhappiness known with Mr. Priebus, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans still view him as a president-in-waiting, in hopes that Mr. Trump will somehow be brought down by scandal. That task fell to Mr. Bannon, who curtly dismissed Mr. Christie a few minutes after Mr. Pence took his leave. Stark DifferencesMr. Pence’s relationship with Mr. Trump is more respectful than familial, people close to both men said. Over the past two weeks, Mr. Pence and Mr. Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney — another conservative former congressman — have taken on greater responsibility as the action has shifted to Capitol Hill.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2017 01:06 UTC