Posted on 07/06/2016 12:25:57 PM PDT by springwater13
Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump’s vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she’s focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”
The GOP senator met with Trump on Monday and received effusive praise afterward, with Trump predicting he will “see her again.” But it likely won’t be as his running mate.
“I made that very clear to him that I’m focused on Iowa. I feel that I have a lot more to do in the United States Senate. And Iowa is where my heart is,” Ernst said Wednesday. “I’m just getting started here. I have a great partner with Chuck Grassley, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot. And I think that President Trump will need some great assistance in the United States Senate and I can provide that.”
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Exactly. I got your point, sorry everyone had to give you the Constitutional answer when it was obvious what you were referring to. Actually, I think your point is why Newt as CofS instead of VP makes Ryan irrelevant. It would be a huge middle finger to Paulie Ryno to have Newt in that position as it would make him in essence the Speaker of the House inside the Trump admin. Newt is a natural leader and ideas guy and House members would naturally gravitate to him as opposed to the little puke Ryan.
Sign me up for that “Go West” movement!
I’m still rooting for Ted Nugent as VP.
Is my opinion, none of the true contenders are “in the (media’s) running”. I’m also not the first one here to mention this.
Agree!!
I like Newt also but still don’t get the impression he is as pro-Trump as he is anti-Hillary. Maybe he is in it because he thinks he can control the Donald. lol
Abb,
Some folks just don’t get nuance.
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I’m hoping to see the Nuge speak and perform both at the Convention and the Inaugural ceremonies.
Freebie hint for the connected illuminati event planners there...
Maybe the Dims could counter with a Matt Damon speaking appearance at their convention to whine about a national gun confiscation roundup! What a contrast.
I am a long-time practicing and I think most of our Bishops including the Pope are left-wing nut jobs. Newt like myself are Catholics who are conservative and think for themselves.
We are wise to the leftist sickos who reside in our Church for the purpose of bringing it down.
Viva Christo Rey!
West would be a good choice.
Maybe he is. DJT is great with the head fake.
“IF there is nothing else to be learned from be-right back Obama, a junior senator, even graduating from Harvard is NOT fit to be president.”
who sat on the couch with nancy pelosi...
plus, we need someone to be president after trump.
Good - she’s not impressed me.
From the get-go the RNC establishment has poisoned the water! Those buttholes think they are above heir constituents ... Thank you Mr. Trump for opening the eyes of the conservative community! I will never again after I vote for Mr. Trump, will never again vote Republican Party lines! so help me God! Anyway you can’t distinguish between a Republican and a liberal anymore they both equal the same, rinos and rats separated at birth ....identical twins! Even if Trump wins the rinos will give him a hell of time in office!!
Ernst is a conservative who served in Kuwait and wants to abolish the IRS. OK by me. Rookie? Yep but she's served longer in government than Trump has. I would not write her off. We need more like her in the Senate. Having said that I have no problem leaving her where she is. The purpose of the VP is to help get Trump elected. That's about it.
No, but he would be President of the Senate and COULD run for House Speaker, as could any US Citizen.
What’s with the disparaging naming Newt Gingrich as “Noot?” Go post you crap over on MoveOn or HuffingtonPost.
No. She is trying to work the system.
She is nicey nice, but not willing to riske her future. She will rino the country to deaht hoping in 8 years she will have a better offer.
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