Pretending I’m Donald Trump selecting a VP. It’s not enough for someone to be sycophantic; Pence did that. Trump’s VP has to be someone who will commit any crime for Trump without hesitation or conscience. So if I were Trump, I would give each candidate a puppy to hold during the interview, then at some point I would order them to murder the puppy with their bare hands. The candidate who could do that without hesitation would be my VP.