Pence would be all kinds of bad, and much more effective at his badness. But I think it could be a bigger threat that our standing in the world is plummeting, no world leader has any trust in Trump to remain loyal as they witness how he turns on his own inner circle (but for family, of course), and I think there is a real chance at international upheaval caused by our current leader's insanely thin skin and fragile narcissism, which needs stroking at every turn.