Posted on 01/27/2024 8:17:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The 2024 Republican primary is over. Donald Trump will be the nominee, so all attention turns to his running mate. Who will it be? Earlier this month, Trump heavily insinuated that he’d already made his decision but will reveal it later. Like The Apprentice, it’s all about the show, but there are some concerns that he might pick Nikki Haley, who still hasn’t dropped out of her quixotic campaign for the Republican nomination. Trump seems to have ruled her out, calling her a person not made of “presidential timber.”
The media has their list, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, Elise Stefanik, Kari Lake, Kristi Noem, and Ron DeSantis. Stefanik is someone who Trump views as a “killer” and whose loyalty has not gone unnoticed by the former president. We’ll see who it is, but one name out of left field was reportedly approached early on and didnt' "write it off”: RFK Jr. (via NY Post):
People close to former President Trump made preliminary overtures to Robert F. Kennedy about the possibility of serving as his running mate, The Post has learned.
“Trump operatives expressed an interest in Kennedy early on, but it was all premature,” said one person familiar with the matter, adding that it was “right out of the box when Bobby announced” in April 2023 he was running for president.
“Anything’s possible. I wouldn’t write it off by any means,” the insider continued.
Kennedy, 70, who initially was running as a Democrat but is now an independent, wasn’t interested and has continued to shoot down speculation that he would ever take a job as Trump’s veep.
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…Steve Bannon, a former chief White House strategist for Trump, who remains close to the former president, has also pushed the idea and said in August that a Trump-Kennedy ticket would produce a “massive landslide.”
We don’t necessarily need RFK Jr. to clinch a “landslide” win in 2024. Biden’s increasing decrepitude, the continued economic torpor, and all core Democratic Party constituencies souring on this guy could have already produced that result. The president was reportedly begging Israel like a dog to scale down their operation in Gaza because it was hurting his election chances, specifically with younger voters. Biden also must deal with a Rust Belt Muslim voter rebellion, folks who will stay home in Michigan and Minnesota especially. This week, the United Auto Workers union president admitted that “a great majority” of his rank-and-file members will not vote for Joe Biden.
Trump’s unpopularity has been neutralized by the Biden and the Democrats’ abysmal domestic and foreign policy, coupled with economic regression and high inflation. No matter who is on the ballot, most Americans will vote with their checkbooks, which were much healthier under Donald Trump.
Nevertheless, Trump-Kennedy would be interesting; I'm not saying I support it, but it’s amusing. The liberal media reaction would be epic, though—their minds would explode…again.
Chris Cuomo asks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he could function like a Ross Perot and help Trump win and Biden lose.
"I don't think President Biden needs my help to lose..." RFKJR#Kennedy24 #RFKJr pic.twitter.com/eVxJm5VEQl— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) January 27, 2024
Donald Trump already promised he wouldn’t choose Mike Pence, so we can rule him out,
RFK Jr. would be 3-D chess.
Kristi Noem would be 4-D.
DJT plays 4-D.
I meant to add a period at the end, not a coma. My mistake.
Elise Stefanik - I like the cut of her jib.
IMO, RFK Jr would serve the people better as HHS Secretary. As HHS Secretary, he would oversee the FDA, CDC, and NIH which would mean Big Pharma and fauci’s lackeys would be pissing their pants.
Pence = coma, which is much worse than a comma any day of the week.
“RFK Jr would serve the people better as HHS Secretary. As HHS Secretary, he would oversee the FDA, CDC, and NIH which would mean Big Pharma and fauci’s lackeys would be pissing their pants.”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Agreed. RFKJ is way too Liberal for the general duties and stature of being a VP. But cut him loose on Big Pharma and the CDC, yeah. Go for it.
I am so sick of the Kennedy family……….I will never vote for one angain …enough is enough .
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I see Bannon is still on the sauce. You are correct. Anyone who thinks the conservative movement will benefit from having a left wing look as the VP to an elderly president needs to have their head examined. The mortality issue aside, a good choice at this time can avoid an intrastate bloodbath in 2028, unless the genius Bannon also thinks it’s a swell idea to nominate Kennedy then
Ye gods and little fishes!
None of the above and I can’t believe Kennedy was an honorable mention. What the pick should be is the most Conservative non politician available.
Tucker would fill the bill.
Suddenly operatives are pushing Kennedy.
Sure smells like Turtle and the GOP Senate.
Noem doesn’t help Trump.
And she look good, and sound good at times, but she has done some dumb shit too
He needs to make a pic that will help him win a state, and that’s on the bubble
Does anyone here like Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Donald had some reason why he prodded her to be governor of Arkansas.
And NO WAY w Kennedy!
I do.
Choosing a Veep is like selecting an executive—you need someone with executive experience and Sarah H S (and Sarah P, and Christi) all fill that bill.
Avoid Congresscritters like the plague!
The board anti and nevertrumpers are continuing to spew various people that would never be acceptable, as vp for Trump, because they know that it cast doubt into re-electing Trump as president.
At what point, when Trump is the republican nominee, is the continued disinformation campaign going to be considered active support by people, for what ever leftist the dems decide to run?
Stop posting fake news.
https://twitter.com/LaCivitaC/status/1751454894610174182?t=u5SwPLWcbrnbxW-MgSJWLQ&s=19
This is 100% FAKE NEWS - NO ONE from the Trump Campaign ever approached RFK jr (or ever will) - one of the most LIBERAL and radical environmentalists in the country. For all the fake news- update your stories. https://t.co/HYBJLqSux0— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) January 27, 2024
That’s Trump’s Campaign Manager.
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