Why on earth would Trump, or any candidate for that matter, pick someone who has been critical of him and doesn’t share his vision? It makes no sense. There are those rare instances when someone has a come to Jesus moment and genuinely rethinks their prior criticisms of the candidate. J.D. Vance might be such a case. But that’s not the norm. Usually when a politician has been critical of a candidate then suddenly decides he supports him, it’s due to ambition, not conviction. Trump has no use for candidates who are not aligned with him but pretend, in order to be on the ticket.
good point.