Posted on 06/24/2024 4:06:56 PM PDT by bitt
Anticipation over selection over who President Trump will select as his running-mate reached fever pitch over the weekend as the 45th President proclaimed just before a rally in Philadelphia he had already made the pick in his mind.
Now, reports have emerged that the list of contenders for the coveted number two spot has narrowed.
NewsNation has learned Trump has finalized his list to three candidates: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. CNN and NBC have also revealed the same three names are finalists on Trump’s list.
Trump’s original list also included Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), as well as former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson in addition to the three finalists.
NBC further reports that the choice will likely come down to Burgum and Vance. NBC notes that Burgum has made a massive impression on Trump, particularly with his loyalty, looks, and wealth.
Another point in Burgum’s favor is that his understated demeanor means there’s no risk of him outshining the 45th President. Trump wants workhorses to help advance his agenda, not folks looking to rush to the cameras.
Moreover, Burgum will also be in attendance at Trump’s debate with Joe Biden this Thursday according to NewsNation. This is potentially significant because Trump has said that his pick would be at the showdown.
It is unknown at this point whether Vance and Rubio will be in attendance as well.
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NO WAY! Ramaswammy is a rude jerk, adds nothing except illegal alien and H1B Indians. Trump would lose tech workers that have suffered under H1B and other Indian replacement workers.
Would Rubio resign from Congress and move from Florida? Where? Cuba or DC?
None of these 3 make much sense to me.
“ Ramaswammy is a rude jerk”
Can you cite an example of his rudeness or where he was being a jerk ? Video link preferably.
I don’t think it’s really that big a deal, unless it’s a woman or a minority for the liberals to open the spigot of hate upon.
Why, that’s nearly as good as skin color, gender and how you have sex!
Loyalty... Sanders, Huckabee, and Gabbard
Looks... same
Sex... Sanders and Gabbard
Color...Gabbard
Veteran...Gabbard
Independent... Similar views as Trump...
Who checks off the most boxes? Gabbard.
Go back to all of the debate threads on FR. A lot of us hear on FR have been calling him out over and over again.
It is hilarious that this contradicts the earlier Youngkin thread.
Nobody has any credibility on this topic.
I think you may be 100% accurate with that statement!
Looking at the faces....Burgum’s face looks like someone right out of the history books.
Burgum...that’s the face of a future President.
very good choices, Byron’s my representative , and Sarah knows DC and now has executive experience.
He's ugly so he will never become the POTUS.
But he's fine for being the job as the VPOTUS.
-PJ
Trump controls the RNC, McConnell is a lame duck, Johnson is on "Team Trump"...
Who's in charge, if not Trump?
-PJ
Rubio’s political career should have ended at that 2016 debate when Chris Christie made a total ass out of him.
No sarcasm. Trump will choose Haley and he’ll justify it in that voice of his.
And FReepers will crawl through broken glass and vote straight Republican.
Burgum is a big hunter and fisherman. He’ll get the votes of outdoorsmen and conservationists.
From what I have read, it cant be Rubio, since he lives in Florida, unless Trump has changed his legal address back to NYC. Maybe he never changed it from NYC?
You cant have the President and the VP from the same state..
At this point, I prefer Ben Carson or maybe, if we want a woman on the ticket, Sarah Huckabee?
I like both of them, but cant have two Floridians on the ballot... one of them would have to change states...
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