Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's incoming administration is increasingly becoming Mike Pence's dream team. Trump's decision to tap Seema Verma -- Pence's own Medicaid policy consultant in the Indiana governor's office -- to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided the clearest evidence yet of the prominence Pence and his conservative allies will have in Trump's Washington. CNN's 'Unprecedented': Here's Mike? The strange evolution of the relationship of Pence and Trump Trump's choices so far have reflected Pence's politics -- potentially proving helpful on Capitol Hill, where the Indiana governor and former House Republican leader has long been expected to help Trump most. Pence's devotion to conservative principles -- and his relationships with powerful groups, including the Heritage Foundation -- have allowed him to help Trump navigate a Washington terrain that is unfamiliar to the billionaire business mogul who just ran his first campaign for any office.A Mike Pence aide said Tuesday Donald Trump and the incoming VP consult on all Cabinet picksPence took over Trump transition planning from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie 
 Question:When Pence was first picked as Trump's running mate, the courtship was awkward at best, with Trump at one point -- after selecting _ -- fretting over whether he could retract the offer.

Mike Pence