The conventional wisdom has long been that a presidential candidate should pick a running mate who provides some extra vitamins or different flavors. If you’re a rib-eye, you do broccoli. But if you’re Donald Trump, that makes no sense whatsoever. You double down, which means you double Donald. Because if you’re Trump, your whole brand — your whole point — is to defy norms and break rules.

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Persons: you’re, you’re Donald Trump, Donald, you’re Trump, Putin, undiluted Trumpness