It’s time for Mr. ‘999’.
Anyone who thinks Trump doesn’t want a yes man is only partially right. I think he absolutely would not tolerate a yes man. You don’t build the kind of business he did by surrounding yourself with people who don’t think for themselves. He wants people who question his views, he’ll listen then make up his own mind. But he needs their input to make an informed decision and he knows it. Otherwise he wouldn’t be a multi billionaire.
That’s why I would say the best bets would be Gingrich or West. Both have spoken out against Trump on occasion, so he knows each will speak his mind and stand up to the boss. I’d be willing to bet he likes that. If you don’t think so, look up the interview with his long time butler.
Gingrich is my first choice, he knows his way around DC, and knows how to get people to put aside the political squabbles and go to work, as he showed when he hammered out a budget during the Clinton days.
A lot of people disagree, but Newt has a long standing reputation for speaking his mind, whether you like it or not, which is exactly what he did when Trump made comments about the judge in the Trump U case Newt didn’t like. I’m also guessing here, but I think he went up a notch in Trump’s eyes when he did that, he knew he would be getting incoming...and did it anyway.
Sessions for some reason I just don’t see as VP. Not sure how to put my finger on it, I just don’t see it. He’ll be in there somewhere, I’d bet on that, but not VP.
West would be best at something in national defense. Sec of Defense maybe.
Forget the rest, and there’s one other option...Trump will surprise us all and come up with something we never expected.
I never even look at Newsmax poll pages, I went once and stopped when they wanted my email address. Nope, you don’t need that to just take a poll. Same reason I never did manage to email Cruz, I see no reason he should require my email address just to get public feedback. I know what that brings, tons of junk mail. No thanks...