Posted on 03/20/2024 10:12:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump is seriously considering Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his running mate, according to a new report.
NBC revealed on Thursday that it had spoken with "six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee's search for a 2024 running mate" and that Rubio is now a serious contender.
The outlet reported:
"The list is long, and it's extremely early in any kind of process," one Trump adviser said. "No one has been directly reached out to yet, and I do not expect that for some time."
But Trump's apparent seriousness about Rubio, a 52-year-old, third-term senator, hints at the former president's priorities and presents an intriguing set of potential complications.
Rubio is young and telegenic, he's spent more time in federal office than Vice President Kamala Harris, and, at a time when Trump is bullish on his chances of winning over Latino voters, he would be the first non-white person ever to make a Republican presidential ticket.
In other words, the Miami-born son of working-class Cuban immigrants looks good on paper and on television — a powerful combination for Trump.
Trump is also apparently interested in Rubio's fundraising ability:
The Trump team plans to test out top contenders on the campaign trail — auditions of a sort — at rallies and events in the coming months. They will also assess a necessary skill that Rubio has shown: the ability to raise money. He collected nearly $50 million for his 2016 presidential run.
However, the report also outlined possible impediments to Rubio joining the ticket, including a constitutional rule that prohibits electors from voting for a president and vice president from their own state:
It's not clear whether Rubio would be interested in moving in order to run for vice president, and he has raised the Constitution as a possible impediment — without fully ruling out the No. 2 slot — before.
"We’re both from the same state, so that’s probably not going to work that way,” Rubio said when he was asked about joining a Trump ticket on Fox News in January.
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There's a scenario being discussed in Florida political circles in which Rubio could resign his Senate seat in order to move to another state and join the ticket. That would give a big plum to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's vanquished rival from this year's primary, in the form of a Senate appointment to hand out.
There is no doubt that Rubio would be a smart choice. A smooth and accomplished political performer, he previously played an important role advising Trump on matters pertaining to Latin America. A fluent Spanish speaker, Rubio could also offer Trump possible inroads with Hispanic communities and help lock down voters who have also fled communist oppression.
Yet Rubio has not always been so popular within MAGA circles due to his hawkish views on foreign policy and reputation as more of an establishment figure. The two men clashed during the 2016 presidential election cycle, with Trump mocking Rubio's size and propensity to sweat on the debate stage. However, Rubio endorsed Trump's campaign and the two men quickly buried the hatchet when Trump entered the Oval Office.
If Trump ultimately chooses someone else, he may still have a position for Rubio within his administration. Just this week, Semafor reported that Rubio and fellow Republican Senators Bill Hagerty and Tom Cotton are under consideration as members of his National Security Council.
Scare the Hell out of the Rats if Trump dies. Make the VP General Flynn.
One thing we don’t want to do is lose a Senator. We need that Senate majority.
We are now officially in silly season. Marco brings nothing to the ticket.
NBC? Six people?
Who's to say that those six people are reliable, or are just feeding NBC disinformation?
On the other hand, if these are fringe Republican "insiders" feeding NBC stories designed to discredit them, why create a fake news piece that might also enrage Trump's base supporters? If this was intended to be the campaign floating a trial balloon, why do it with leaks to NBC? Why not have President Trump drop some more names in a friendly interview and see how it resonates with his base?
My guess is that these six people are either fictitious or are people who don't know anything but are ingratiating themselves with NBC reporters.
-PJ
The man on the ticket should be Abbott.
If Trump does that then I will have almost no confidence in him anymore. How could he put Rino’s in power after he saw first hand where that leads to. Rubio is deep state, and Trump is supposed to be shutting down the deep state. Mark my words that Trump will lose a lot of votes if he does something like this. It will be stab to the heart.
Are you kidding me?? Mr. Gang of 8 Amnesty??! Owned by open borders Cesar Conda??!!
I’ve worked my ass off for Trump..he does this, I’m done. First Club for growth, now this??
No
Consider the source...
really bad.
How about the Obungler?
If he’s going to split the electoral college with two candidates from one state pick Byron Dorgan
Bubbles...bubbles...toil and trouble!
Dune 2 level foreign spice factory right there! Just think of what it did to Paul Atreides, inhaling that stuff!
Rubio is not eligible.
Please no
Chris Christie’s humiliation of Rubio during that 2016 GOP primary season debate exposed Rubio as one of the dumbest people on the national political scene.
Wrong, he is natural born, but you are right about FL. It can’t be Rubio just like it couldn’t have been DeSantis.
Trump will choose a person he believes adds to his odds of winning.
Marco is owned by the deep state.
It’s aimed at the Latin vote, not just the US Latin American voters. Melei’s election is the primer. El Salvador is dealing with the gang bangers. Cuba is ready to fall-read it somewhere just yesterday. They need someone to light the match and Rubio could be the disturber of the excrement down there. Trump could rehabilitate him after his exposure as a deep stater. He could disturb the excrement in Venezuela. Europe is too far gone and South America is the future.
Picture Little Marco leaving the Vice Presidency to become anointed as Cuba’s PM.
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