Posted on 05/04/2024 6:39:02 PM PDT by chickenlips
When former President Donald Trump welcomes potential running mates to Mar-a-Lago this weekend a dark horse could emerge as a favorite.
One-time frontrunner, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, is all but out of contention following revelations she shot dead her 14-month-old dog Cricket.
Other candidates - including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance; and congresswoman Elise Stefanik - are also set to attend.
But whispers are circulating about a lesser-known Republican who 18 months ago was little heard of outside his remote home state.
He is a billionaire businessman surrounded by a loving family and has the support of a wife who has her own inspirational back story overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
Enter Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota.
One reason for the so-called 'Burgum buzz' among Republicans is his uptick of Fox News appearances.
Burgum is now a frequent guest on the network as he navigates the delicate cable news dance to attract Trump's favor.
The governor from the rural state was brought on the network on Monday to discuss the pressing issue of pro-Palestine protests that continued raging at some of America's most elite colleges.
As an undergraduate of North Dakota State University, Burgum is not an expert on Ivy League schools or a policy guru on the political sensitivities of Israel and Palestine.
But he does have some thoughts to share about former President Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden.
'If President Trump was in office right now and we were leading through strength abroad, we would not be seeing this on our campuses today,' he said, laying blame for the college protests 'all at the feet of Joe Biden.'
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Noem was not ever the front runner. Burgum would be an awesome pick. He understands exactly what is going on and is beholden to no one. Burgum can not be bought.
You're joking.
IMHO, he’s always been the best choice for VP. All the rest have too much baggage, or they are needed right where they are.
Well, in this grand pursuit, it seems we’ve all have a dog in this hunt.
If we’re picking a VP, why not consider Kristi Noem? After all, she’s got quite the geopolitical swagger, from her legendary tête-à-tête with Kim Jong Un to her stellar leadership of Winston Churchill amidst the chaos of the London Blitz.
No argument there!
Kristi’s dog, unfortunately, is out of the hunt.
Hell no.
Lee Zeldin would get my vote…twice!
The Daily Mail obviously wanted Noem out of the race. They achieved that result.
This is all coming out of left-wing media. Why is anyone believing it?
Trump’s choice will become clear in his own time. Til then this is just intellectual masturbation.
He is my cousin so I know a few things about him. He built Great Plains software & then sold to Microsoft for LOTS of dinero. He became an executive with MSFT and in a book the current CEO called Burgum the “soul of Microsoft”. But...he went back to the Great Plains of ND.
He’s a decent guy with common sense problem solving. Our family had grain elevators. My branch moved to the San Diego area partly because of the winters in ND.
No- and people should stop trying to game this. It will not be one of the “candidates”. Full stop.
No more cabinet back stabbers either. Only loyal.
Unless Trump is going to change his residency from Florida, Marco Rubio is not even possible - why do they list him?
Difficult to take an article seriously that does things like this.
If North Dakota is even in contention then this election is over before it even starts.
His oldest three children can’t be president because their mother was not a citizen when they were born.
Tiffany Trump is Donald Trump’s, only child who is eligible to be president. She would turn 35 3 weeks before the 2028 presidential election.
I’m not saying I support Kristi Norm, but I’m not sure she’s getting a fair deal in this whole dog story.
Do you have any proof to suggest the tech community might support Burgum?
He’s my choice and I think Trump’s.
Nope
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