I think that Trump thinks he can "abdicate the throne" once it becomes too difficult to manage. Then Pence can come in and do the hard stuff.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich