It’s widely rumored — and it’s even been fact-checked — that vice president Mike Pence refers to his wife, Karen, as “mother,” and most of us find that bizarre — probably because we’re not living in the 50s. Although an aide to Pence said that it was false, most of us see the nickname as falling in line with the vice president’s robotic demeanor.
Adding to that, Pence did say in 2002 that in the interest of “building a zone around (his) marriage,” he never dines alone with a woman other than his wife and avoids attending events without her if alcohol is present. So, it’s a weird marriage, OK? And if I were Karen Pence, I personally would be more concerned if he was alone in a room with a man.
One Twitter user posted a good question. If Pence calls his wife “mother,” then what does he call his mother? The tweet included a photo of Pence with his mother while the two are enjoying some KFC chicken.
If Mike Pence calls his wife Mother, what does he call his mother? pic.twitter.com/hgBH2E4Vx1
— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) October 31, 2020
That tweet lit up the Internet.
Wife, of course!🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/S13xseSeQ5
— Robert Goldman (@RobertG50380307) October 31, 2020
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His mother would be his father’s Mother, so Pence would call her Grandmother.
— Frank Lesser (@sadmonsters) October 31, 2020
Finger lickin’ good?
— Nell Scovell (@NellSco) October 31, 2020
“My better half.”
— Linda Childers (@lindarchilders) October 31, 2020
He calls her often. Very, very often.
— Jon Virtes (@JonVirtes) October 31, 2020
Handmaid mamma
— Hemi Himalayan + Natalie 🇨🇦 (@HemiHimalayan) October 31, 2020
This:
He shouldn’t be around her what’s he trying to do kill her?
— BlueIndiana (Big Chief Reclaiming My Time) (@BlueIndiana1) October 31, 2020
He calls his mother Karen
— Rick randall-uhrig (@RandallUhrig) October 31, 2020
“Love of my life”
— Spooky Brian at a Distance (@bridogz) October 31, 2020
Well, that was fun. But, it’s not so much fun to think of Pence staying in office for another four years, so let’s get rid of the entire lot from Trump to his ghoulish aides, family members in his administration, and the president’s wifebot on November 3rd. Also, please never feed your nearly 90-year-old mother greasy foods. Geez.
Featured image via Gage Skidmore/Flickr, under Creative Commons license 2.0