“It’s possibly the case that just because the show has become so mesmerizing, there hasn’t been enough attention for there to be scrutiny on him and what he represents,” Mr. Buttigieg said. Mr. Pence declined to comment publicly, but a senior administration official familiar with his thinking said he does not plan to take the bait. “He just lets the criticism roll off,” said that official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so as to not disclose private conversations. But Mr. Biden, who is seen in the White House as Mr. Trump’s most formidable potential 2020 challenger, earned a public rebuke from the vice president. “Well, look, they’ve got an awfully big field,” Mr. Pence said on Thursday in an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” adding that “the way Joe Biden caved in to liberal activists after making a kind comment for me is evidence of the pressure that all of their candidates are going to face.”Still, some observers of the race say the scrutiny of Mr. Pence may continue.

Source: New York Times March 16, 2019 02:52 UTC