Posted on 01/10/2024 7:49:27 PM PST by Red Badger
Former President Trump on Wednesday suggested he knows who’s in the running as his vice presidential pick should he win the GOP nomination.
Trump attended a Fox News town hall in Iowa, where anchor Martha MacCallum asked who would be in contention to join him on the Republican ticket.
“Well I can’t tell you that really. I mean, I know who it’s going to be,” Trump said.
Asked if he’d be willing to consider any of the people who ran against him in the primary, Trump indicated he would.
“I’ve already started to like Christie better,” Trump quipped, a reference to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) dropping out of the primary race earlier in the day and criticizing fellow candidate Nikki Haley in the process.
NBC News reported that a Trump campaign adviser clarified that nothing is finalized in terms of a vice presidential pick.
Trump is the dominant frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, maintaining a comfortable lead in national and state-level polling dating back to when he announced his candidacy in November 2022.
Polling averages from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ show Trump leading his GOP rivals by 53 percentage points in national surveys, by 36 points in Iowa and by 11 points in New Hampshire.
Trump has largely been mum about who he might choose as a running mate, though he has named South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as an option he’d consider. The former president is not expected to pick his previous running mate and vice president, Mike Pence, for another campaign.
Trump allies have pushed for a female running mate, with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) and Haley among others mentioned.
Trump picks Christie so he looks thin in comparison and Christie can ferret out the best coffee and donuts for the morning briefings.
My hunch tells me either Kristi Noem or MTG.
Mark Robinson, LtGov of NC. Book it.
DJT will not only stick it to the “Trump is racist” liars, but play the long game of restoring the US as part of his legacy.
You win this thread. Comedy gold!
For a male running mate, I’d like to see either Stephen Miller or NJ Congressman Jeff Van Drew.
If he bases it on experience running a country, Fauci will be a top contender.
Boy, these people are on the case.
My Congresscritter is Matt Gaetz. I’d hate to lose him, but he’d be awesome!...................
van drew, the former rat?
MTG? *snort*. Oh wait, you’re serious?
If that happened, Kevin McCarthy would be livid!
McCarthy and Gaetz have been in a Cold War with each other for a couple of years. Each man has his ‘reasons’.
For me, that VP pick would be the Pillsbury-NO Boy!
I love his subtlety. He’s starting to like Christie because he dropped out. Nice hint to the other wannabes.
I’ve read that the party chooses the running mate, not the potus candidate. Do you know if that’s true?
The pick HAS to be 100% dyed-in-the-wool MAGA!
Trump is just playing the press with this. 😏
He is going to pick some bimbo at the urging of his advisers.
trump kennedy anyone?
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