As Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence is responsible for protecting America from the president's moods.

It's why you'll often find the him imitating the president's inexplicable words and actions. Yesterday, for example, Pence decided to put his water bottle on the floor -- right after his boss did the same.

Pence and Trump were at FEMA headquarters on Wednesday preparing for the upcoming hurricane season by making very serious faces at one another and otherwise saying and doing nothing of consequence.

Anyways, watch our terrified little Vice President imitate Daddy Trump:

Twitter was left aghast:

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There's no explanation for this outside of pure sycophancy. Don't try. Just embrace this exquisite moment of humiliation for what it is.