Karen Pence Illustrated a Children’s Book About Her Nonpartisan Pet Rabbit

Karen Pence is a woman who wears many hats. She is the Second Lady of the United States; she’s a towel charm designer; she is Mother. Now Pence has added something new to her résumé: children’s book illustrator.

Pence’s daughter Charlotte Pence, a 24-year-old writer and filmmaker, wrote the soon-to-be-published children’s book Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President, with her mother providing the watercolor illustrations. Who is Marlon Bundo, you may ask? Great question! Mr. Bundo is the Second Family’s black-and-white pet rabbit, who, according to his Instagram account, seems to be campaigning to become the face of the Republican Party.

The “BOTUS,” as his family calls him, has more than 16,000 followers on his Instagram, which shows him reading the Constitution, taking phone calls, signing documents, and working out on the treadmill. Mike Pence would be wise to sleep with one eye open.

Charlotte Pence told the Chicago Tribune that she got Bundo off of Craigslist in the spring of 2013 while she was studying at DePaul University in Chicago. When she asked how much he was, the owner replied with a Godfather-esque: “Make me an offer.” Thus, the bunny became Marlon Bundo.

According to The Washington Post, a portion of the proceeds from the book will go to A21, a nonprofit focused on ending human trafficking. While Bundo himself probably won’t be able to abolish human trafficking entirely (though who knows? He’s making calls!), Pence firmly believes that he is a nonpartisan bunny.

“A lot of people will comment and will say, ‘I don’t agree with your family’s politics, but I love Marlon so much,’” she told the Tribune. “They’ll say, ‘It’s one of my favorite accounts that I follow, but I’m not a Republican.’ I think that’s great.”

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