Ann Coulter is not pleased with Donald Trump's reported VP pick

Given the choice between Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) for vice president and, well, anyone else, conservative pundit Ann Coulter hands down wouldn't choose Pence. Shortly after sources reported Thursday that Donald Trump had supposedly selected Pence as his running mate, Coulter went on a tweet-storm wondering how someone like Trump — who, she said, "has twice Bush's IQ" — could make such a terrible pick:
Coulter fired off those tweets while "withholding comment until it's official." If that's holding off, it's hard to imagine what Coulter will have to say after Trump makes his formal announcement Friday at 11 a.m. in Manhattan.
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