Donald Trump is our (MAGA) murder weapon.
Peter Navarro is the gunsmith.
I’d take Dr Navarro due to his impeccable MAGA credentials.
Someone being interviewed on The WAR Room by Steve Bannon first posited Peter Navarro for VP, last Thu. or Fri, on his show.
His only drawback is possibly his age, however... he is buff as he works out fastidiously.
The RIGHT candidate HAS to/WILL give the USA 8 glorious years of MAGA.
He brings nothing. It has to be a MAGA VP. Otherwise what is the point in voting in 2028? After 2018, I was content with no longer voting. Republicans let Obama take a sledgehammer to the country. Without Trump what is the point of voting? We need a Trump heir.
When was the last time a VP’s home state made a whiff of difference? That kind of thinking worked back in the days when a Southerner (LBJ) was needed to balance the Northerner (JFK). Clinton broke the conventions by picking Gore from Tennessee, and NOT to get Tennessee’s votes but to provide TEMPERAMENTAL balance. George the Younger picked Cheney NOT to get Wyoming’s THREE electoral votes, but to provide EXPERIENTIAL balance. McCain picked Palin for POLITICAL balance.
Biden picked Kamala Harris for INTERSECTIONAL balance. We shouldn’t play that game. We get burned whenever we do (Sandra Day O’Connor?).
Paul Ryan certainly did NOT deliver Wisconsin for Romney.
When Trump chose Pence, it wasn’t yet clear to many that for Pence, allegiance to the system’s corrupted rules superseded his official conservative positions. Those of us (including me) who were wary of a man who represented great opportunity and promise, but donated to Ted Kennedy and was awkward around the abortion issue as a former pro-abort, Pence at the time was a positive signal, a seat at the table.
Trump/Pence reminds me of the Biblical parable of the two sons, where the one who says “Yes, father” doesn’t do anything, and the one who doesn’t winds up doing the work. Trump did the work. That earns loyalty.
Some folks, including some black and Hispanic men, don’t mind that Trump doesn’t necessarily check race/sex boxes. If Trump picks a woman, some women will be offended if she’s pretty. Other women will buy any story that claims she’s an air-head. Bag it. Just pick the best future VP available, including the one who will be on page with Trump, perpetuate MAGA, and not try to upstage the head of the ticket.
NO ONE WHO WILL BETRAY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
Nice to have: a knowledgeable, trusted advisor to help Trump stock the Cabinet.
Also nice to have is someone who has the philosophical underpinnings to know what Trump knows by instinct.
I don’t know much about Burgum. I rather like JD Vance. But Burgum might be able to work better with Trump.
Burgum seems like a decent, competent, knowledgeable guy...but he’s a quiet personality that gets lost in the wash. Lots of positions he could probably do well, but broadly campaigning alongside a presidential candidate doesn’t seem to be one of them.
Trump’s infatuation with billionaires continues. Doesn’t need two on his ticket—especially a second old, white, male billionaire.
VP or Energy Secretary? I'm going with Energy Secretary...