Given the dumpster fire that is the Donald Trump campaign, this is actually not a huge surprise:

Scoop: @realDonaldTrump was so unsure about @mike_pence that around midnight last night he asked top aides if he could get out of it

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) July 15, 2016

On the whole this fits in with some other snippets we’ve gleaned over the past couple of days

.@costareports Live look at Trump campaign headquarters. pic.twitter.com/wlQv5Tqou9

— Alan Kestrel (@AlanKestrel750) July 14, 2016

Seems increasingly likely that Pence news was leaked Thursday to force Trump’s hand. He nearly tore up the plans, b4 going forward with it.

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) July 15, 2016

#Trump circle thought #Newt went too far last night, confirming #Pence choice.

— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) July 15, 2016

“Last night” refers to Gingrich’s epic rant on muslims on the Sean Hannity show… which probably happened because Gingrich thought the VP slot was all Pence’s.

We’ll keep you updated as more info becomes available. Just remember, folks, there is no reason to believe Trump would run the country any better than he has run his campaign.