# Are all Trump's appointees undergoing confirmation looking to serve in a Pence administration?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-trumps-appointees-undergoing-confirmation-looking-to-serve-in-a-pence-administration/777088>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 14, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-trumps-appointees-undergoing-confirmation-looking-to-serve-in-a-pence-administration/777088 "2017-01-14T01:44:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-trumps-appointees-undergoing-confirmation-looking-to-serve-in-a-pence-administration/777088/1 "2017-01-14T01:44:01Z")

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I heard a commentator say tonight that he has never seen so much daylight between an appointee and the president elect. Are they betting that Trump won’t be around long?

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-trumps-appointees-undergoing-confirmation-looking-to-serve-in-a-pence-administration/777088/2 "2017-01-14T03:41:39Z")

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They’re just doing what it takes to get the vote. Their boss is a liar, why shouldn’t they be?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-trumps-appointees-undergoing-confirmation-looking-to-serve-in-a-pence-administration/777088/3 "2017-01-14T04:09:53Z")

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If they want to serve in a Pence administration, the best way to do that would be to serve in a Trump administration.