A plot for Independence Day - July 4th?

[yankeedoodle]

Today, Salon ran an article theorizing about Mike Pence being replaced.  Shortly thereafter, there are reports that Mike Pence has been called back to the White House from a scheduled visit to New Hampshire.  Serious shit happening.  This comes as tanks are brought into Washington.

President Ivanka? Don't laugh: Mike Pence should sleep with one eye open
An outrageous Ivanka Trump rumor is spreading among D.C. Republicans. Here's why there could be something to it
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/02/president-ivanka-dont-laugh-mike-pence-should-sleep-with-one-eye-open/

Pence abruptly cancels New Hampshire trip for unspecified reason
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-returns-to-washington-for-unspecified-emergency-reports/ar-AADKB42

Tanks for Trump's July 4th Celebration Spotted
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/fourth-of-july-celebration-tanks-washington/2019/07/02/id/922935/


Two M1A1 Abrams tanks and other military vehicles sit on guarded rail cars at a rail yard Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 

[yankeedoodle]

The article below confirms that it was a plot against Mike Pence, but, something went wrong, and they haven't - yet - gotten rid of Mike Pence.  And, whatever Mike Pence knows - probably nothing - he's not talking. 

White House's Refusal to Say What Happened With Mike Pence Is Getting Really Weird
https://splinternews.com/white-houses-refusal-to-say-what-happened-with-mike-pen-1836240667

Speaking outside the White House on Wednesday morning, a top staffer for Vice President Mike Pence said he "can't talk about" why Pence abruptly—and without much explanation—canceled a trip to New Hampshire to stay in Washington earlier this month.

Per CBS' Mark Knoller, Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, cryptically added that maybe he could say more "in a few weeks."

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1148927597725835264

That comes after the White House said on July 2 that "something came up" which forced Pence to cancel on a scheduled event in New Hampshire. (The White House added that there was "no cause for concern.") A senior administration official also told CNN that the cancellation was not related to the health of either President Trump or Pence and was not "related to national security."

Short reiterated that line today, apparently during a game of 20 questions with reporters:

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1146123511938899970

All that non-explanation makes it pretty odd that Pence's top staffer would continue to be circumspect about this. Maybe we'll find out more in coming weeks, or, given this administration's record with transparency and the press, we won't.