There has even been speculation that Trump might switch out Vice-President Mike Pence for Haley as his running mate in the hopes of boosting his lagging approval numbers among the broader electorate, though there has been no strong evidence that that will happen.
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Oh please. There operative word is “speculation”. Speculation is right up there with anonymous sources as being a red flag on total B.S.. That, and it’s the Guardian.
If Trump dumps Pence it needs to be for one reason only: letting the coronavirus task force run HIM. Not for any lame identity politics maneuver.
“speculation that Trump might switch out Vice-President Mike Pence for Haley as his running mate”
If he switches out Pence, he’d better look closely at Kristi Noem.