Former President Donald Trump recently made a noteworthy acknowledgment, stating that individuals from both the Democratic party and those who identify as “liberals” aspire to become his running mate and be a part of his administration if he emerges victorious in November.
“I get a kick out of watching the fake news media say, ‘Nobody wants to work with him; nobody wants to be vice president; Nobody wants to be secretary of state.’ Everybody wants to be in these positions. There’s is not a person in politics that doesn’t want it, and that includes Democrats. If I wanted, I’d have a Democrat; I’d have a liberal; I’d have … anybody I want,” Trump said.
Trump stated that he will not choose a Democrat as his running mate or potential vice president.
“But we’re going to pick somebody that’s really good, really conservative; loves law and order, low taxes, low interest rates, borders,” Trump said. “We have to have the border. The border is killing our country.”
Trump says he has his VP pick “in his brain” but won’t announce who it is yet. He did say, however, that his pick is among the names that have been bandied about in the media.
“It’s the formal processes in my brain. I look at the same people that everybody else is looking at. We’ve had some really great people. I think we have really great people that want it. People have … expressed, ‘I would love to be vice president.’ Who wouldn’t? If you’re a politician, who wouldn’t want it?” Trump added.
Reports emerged earlier this week indicating that Trump’s campaign has officially dispatched vice president vetting documents to a select group of potential running mates, with the majority of the individuals on the list being well-known figures.
Various news sources have confirmed that Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Representatives Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), have all received these forms. Additionally, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson have also been included in this process.
NBC News claimed that the process is “heavily concentrated on four top prospects”—Burgum, Rubio, Scott, and Vance.
