Trump chooses Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as running mate (15 images)

After cancelling today's press conference in response to the overnight attack in Nice, France, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump took to his favored platform, Twitter, to make his VP announcement. "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate."

Rep. Mike Pence, R-IN, attends a Tea Party rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 2009. The protest, organized by the FreedomWorks Foundation and attended by thousands of people, was against proposed health care reform legislation. Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens on as Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana speaks during the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on May 21, 2014. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Rep. Mike Pence, R-IN, looks over the Democratic health care reform bill during a Republican Reading Room organized to read through the 1,990 page bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2009. The bill is expected to come up for a vote later this week. Photo by Madeline Marshall/UPI

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Rep. Mike Pence, R-IN, speaks to reporters during a Tea Party rally calling for cuts in spending, especially National Public Radio, Planned Parenthood and health care, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2011. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

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