Posted on 06/23/2024 6:56:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump has selected his running mate for the 2024 presidential campaign.
During a rally in Philadelphia on Saturday, Trump revealed that he has selected his vice presidential candidate. Sounds exciting, right? Well, there's a bit of a catch. Trump didn't reveal the identity of his pick, but gave a major hint.
When asked by NBC News during a Philadelphia campaign stop whether he has decided on his vice presidential pick, Trump responded, "in my mind, yeah," adding that the person will “most likely” be at Thursday’s debate against President Joe Biden.
"They'll be there," he continued. "I think we have a lot of people coming."
Trump said that “nobody knows” his choice yet. NBC News has previously reported that Trump is zeroing in on Doug Burgum, JD Vance and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as possible top contenders for the slot.
Sources familiar with the selection process told NBC News that Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, and Vance, an Ohio senator, are considered the top two finalists. Rubio is still being considered, though a constitutional hiccup would require that either Trump or Rubio establish residency outside of Florida.
Trump senior adviser Brian Hughes said in a statement that the campaign's top criterion for selecting a running mate “is a strong leader who will make a great President for eight years after his next four year term concludes.”
Trump said that he'll announce his pick "right around the convention."
"Maybe a little before, but could be at the convention," Trump added. "But we’ll have some great people."
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.) has repeatedly been cited as a likely pick for Trump's running mate, but, in my opinion, he doesn't bring much to the table aside from loyalty.
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Running mates never show up at the presidential debate. Is Trump dropping out and being replaced?
Anybody from ND that can give us a read on Burgum? Is he a neoCON globohomo free traitor Bush lover, or is he a main street, common sense maga Republican?
I’m guessing he’s a corporatist free traitor. Another Pence. But I hope I’m wrong. I don’t like how this guy came out of nowhere. I hope Trump does not screw up this pick.
A former prez has never been tried for paying hush money to a nasty woman before either.
Trump is a showman, knows exactly how to make things really interesting.
If he wants to bring his VP candidate, why shouldn’t he?
Trump is running his own show. It doesn’t mean that Trump will introduce him at the debates. Likely, he’ll just sit in the audience and not say a word.
I’m a huge Vance fan, but my woman’s intuition just whispered it will be Stefanik.
I’ve followed her on Twitter for a couple of years. Believe she’ll be wonderful — hope she gets to debate Kamalalala
Trump will answer his first debate question with a certified doctor’s drug test. Then ask Biden where is yours? Debate over.
I hope it’s not Burgum.
He is a saavy businessman. I never met him, but have known of him for almost 30 years, and everyone I know that has met him has a high opinion of him from back in his Great Plains software days, and later his time at Microsoft. I think what he would bring to the table is a rock solid understanding of Tech, and Tech execs, that could be used to neuter the likes of Gates and Zuckerberg.
it’s gonna be hillary i htink
There is no audience.
I feel the same. I wouldn’t rust Burgum as far as I could throw Mitt Romney.
Ok. We will see what happens. It could be just one of Trump’s approximations.
My guess would be Nikki Haley, and you mean-old right-wing FReepers will tell us that we need to walk across broken glass to vote for Trump “or else the Dems will win.”
Not playing this game anymore sorry
Trolling
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.) has repeatedly been cited as a likely pick for Trump's running mate, but, in my opinion, he doesn't bring much to the table aside from loyalty.
They make it sound as if it was a bad thing.
Stefanik is good friends with Paul Ryan. She’s a no for me.
Read his wiki page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Burgum
He sounds quite conservative. I originally did not like him due to his ties with Microsoft, but his political positions are very conservative. He’s pro gun, anti abortion and pro fossil fuels as well as having a good southern border. He frequently makes anti-Biden remarks and praises Trump. He’s a self made millionaire.
With exception to having been a Microsoft employee for a short period of time, I think this guy has zero deep state connections. I don’t think he’s a Pence. He’s a planner, if given the job as VP to clean up the southern border, I think he’d do it. As ND governor he has send ND NG troops to that border.
Still bitter....
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