A uncovering, in-depth biography of Mike Pence, the most secretive and ingratiating vice leader in modern background, from a reporter with remarkable gain access to.

No journalist has covered Mike Pence for for as long or as closely as Tom LoBianco. The seasoned political reporter was at the initial marketing campaign rally governor Pence held in his hometown of Columbus, Indiana. He was there when Pence returned to Washington as Donald Trump’s vice chief executive. Sketching on his deep ties both inside the Beltway and in about Piety & Power: Mike Pence as well as the Taking of the White House Indiana condition politics, aswell as reams of analysis and deep usage of the vice president and his staff, LoBianco presents a revealing portrait from the devout Christian who shocked many of his closest supporters when he joined the marketing campaign and became one of the strongest champions of Donald Trump. He also explores the rumors-much debated in the Beltway and among pundits in the media-surrounding the Vice President’s ambitions to achieve success as well as ‘overthrow’ Trump.

LoBianco dissects Pence’s whole political life, from his detours in the ’90s, to his fast ascension through the first decade of the twenty-first century, to the White House, and an inside accounts of how Pence nearly crashed and burned his profession while governor, and then miraculously rise from the ashes thanks to the unlikely election of Trump. He also gives a rare look in the ‘shadow authorities’ Pence provides built-a conventional machine at Trump’s demand now, but one which could just as easily part of if Trump is removed from workplace.

Piety & Power cuts to the core of the nation’s most enigmatic politician, and unearths new, important, and fascinating anecdotes about Pence’s trust, his relationship to Karen Pence, his bizarre, obsequious relationship with Trump, his deeply buried personality, his ascent to power under John Boehner, and his presidential dreams and programs for America’s future.

From the explosive revelations of the Russia investigation to the sea change affecting the Republican party and its own direction under Trump, it is vital that Americans know more about the man who could ascend towards the Oval Office. Piety & Power provides insights and answers as it sheds light on this ambitious Midwestern politician, his past, and his feasible future.