Conway Denies Reports Trump’s Upset That Pence Got Better Debate Reviews Than Him

Would you be surprised to learn that Donald Trump might not have had an entirely positive reaction to how well Mike Pence did last night?

The general media consensus is that Pence clearly won, even if he very obviously avoided defending a lot of the controversial things Donald Trump has said. But it’s that very success that apparently got Trump peeved:

Trump adviser on debate after Pence passed up opportunities to defend him: "Pence won overall, but lost with Trump"

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 5, 2016

more from adviser on Trump reaction to strong Pence debate following poor Trump showing last week: "he can't stand to be upstaged"

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 5, 2016

CNN’s John King, reporting from a source close to Trump, that the reviews that Pence did better then he did won’t go over well with Trump

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 5, 2016

Well, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway insisted this morning that’s absolutely “not true.”

She said on Morning Joe that Trump is happy at how well Pence did and said picking him for VP shows tremendous judgment on his part.

The Morning Joe panel proceeded to press Conway on whether Trump is going to take any pointers from Pence.

Watch above, via MSNBC.

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