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What does "Pence serves as a daily reminder that the Constitution offers an alternative to Trump." mean?
I am not sure if it means "The constitution doesn’t seem to be in Trump’s mind until Pence reminds him of that."
Thanks in advance.
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Pence, who has dutifully stood by the President, mustering a devotional gaze rarely seen since the days of Nancy Reagan, serves as a daily reminder that the Constitution offers an alternative to Trump. The worse the President looks, the more desirable his understudy seems. The more Trump is mired in scandal, the more likely Pence’s elevation to the Oval Office becomes, unless he ends up legally entangled as well.
-New Yorker
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I am not sure if it means "The constitution doesn’t seem to be in Trump’s mind until Pence reminds him of that."
Thanks in advance.
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Pence, who has dutifully stood by the President, mustering a devotional gaze rarely seen since the days of Nancy Reagan, serves as a daily reminder that the Constitution offers an alternative to Trump. The worse the President looks, the more desirable his understudy seems. The more Trump is mired in scandal, the more likely Pence’s elevation to the Oval Office becomes, unless he ends up legally entangled as well.
-New Yorker
Source