Is that a Mongolian baby and a camel?
When it was pretty much settled that Christie would be VP, Manafort hoaxed plane maintenance problems to delay Trump. During the delay, Manafort set up a meeting with Pence and family. Trump chooses Pence shortly after.
Without Manafort lying to Trump, everyone would still be saying "who da fook is Pence?" If Manafort is a plant that needs water, what is Pence?