Trump zeroes in on 'unxpected' pick of Afghanistan veteran as 2024 running mate

Daily Mail ^ | 5.25.2024 | Nikki Schwab

[libh8er]

Yet another Republican U.S. senator has caught former President Donald Trump's eye as he searches for a ticketmate to replace former Vice President Mike Pence.

The New York Times reported Friday that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has jumped to the top of Trump's list.

The 47-year-old Arkansas Republican was elected to the Senate in 2014 after serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the U.S. Army.

The pick of Cotton would be unexpected because it would be bland.

Cotton joins other veepstakes contenders from the upper chamber including Sens. Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance.

The presumptive Republican nominee is also considering North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who he brought to his recent mega-rally in Wildwood, New Jersey.

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During an interview Thursday with News 12 Trump declined to name his top three VP picks.

'Well, we have so many, I don't want to do that,' the ex-president said after his rally in the Bronx.

Trump then commended Dr. Ben Carson, his former HUD secretary, Rubio, Vance and Rep. Elise Stefanik.

The ex-president said he would announce his choice 'sometime during the convention.'

The Republican National Convention is scheduled for mid-July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Trump also has a number of former 2024 rivals at his disposal.

His chief rival, former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley, finally said this week that she would vote for Trump in the November election.

Trump supporters interviewed by DailyMail.com in New Jersey liked the idea of the ex-president picking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another chief challenger.

DeSantis said months ago he wouldn't take the promotion - though more recently has started fundraising for Trump.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is also a favorite with the MAGA crowd - and at 38-years-old would bring youth to the ticket.

[kenmcg]

Cotton’s a good man but he won’t get any extra votes for Trump, who would be better off picking an Afro American, a woman, or at least someone from a swing state like a guy like Ron Johnson from Wiscpnsin.

[kenmcg]

“I LOVE Ben~ He would be ideal.”

No question, he would help with the black vote and the fake news media wouldn’t be able to lay a glove on him.

[mountainfolk]

I do not see that as a negative for Cotton. We need to know what is going on with the commie crowd. I am sure there were more attendees from all sides that we are unaware of. Cotton was above board and brought attention to who was there. Cotton is quite intelligent and outspoken and holds his own with the press. Arkansas would lose a great senator but America would gain a decent, sane, non commie, president who could, and would, be able to get serious about MAGA.