Where are the hugs? Trump-Pence didn't seem much like past VP announcements
The optics of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence announcement event were just as unique as the Trump campaign in general. The two only momentarily appeared onstage together as Trump handed off the microphone after 25-plus minutes mostly about himself.
Past vice presidential announcements have seldom been like that. Have a look at the visuals from some previous vice presidential announcement events:
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney introduces Rep. Paul Ryan in 2012. (He accidentally calls him the future president.)
Then-senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., introduces then-senator Joe Biden, D-Del., in 2008:
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduces then-governor of Alaska Sarah Palin: