The current group of Republican contenders for the 2024 presidential nomination was rejected by the former president, Donald Trump, who said he saw little chance for a worthy running mate.
They’ll take on any role; they’ll even say vice president or secretary. Is there a vice president in that group? Trump recently stated, “I don’t think so,” at a rally in Michigan.
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The campaign’s spokesperson, Steven Cheung, elucidated Trump’s position in an email to The Washington Post. He agreed that Trump’s comments were clear, but he did not say specifically whether or not all seven candidates would be left out of the debate.
The Hill reports that Republican governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem is thought to be a top contender for vice president.
Regarding Noem, Trump stated in a recent interview: “I think she’s fantastic. She’s been a great governor. She gave me a very full-throated endorsement, a beautiful endorsement. It’s been a very good state for me, and certainly, she would be one of the people I would consider for something else, maybe. We have a lot of great people in the Republican Party.”
President Trump made a suggestion that he would support selecting a female candidate to be his running mate. He did, however, stress how crucial it is to select the best candidate for the position.
“You always do a little bit, but I don’t think it’s time,” Trump said. “I want to win, and, you know, it’s very interesting about running mates, when you get down to a vice president, they said, ‘Nobody has ever made that kind of a difference.’ It’s still about the person that’s going to be president.”
Noem showed her strong interest in the position in September during an interview.
“Oh, absolutely,” Noem said on Newsmax in September when asked whether she would consider a slot on the ticket with Trump. “I would in a heartbeat.”
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“As governor of a deep red state, she has enacted significant abortion restrictions and banned transgender women from participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity. She passes the loyalty test, which is key for Trump: She’s already endorsed him in the 2024 race. The 52-year-old’s gender and relative youth would also bring balance to the ticket alongside 77-year-old Trump,” The Hill reported.
Five Republicans remain on Trump’s short list of possible vice president candidates, according to a recent Roll Call report. One of the top options is thought to be Kristi Noem.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Arizona Republican Kari Lake
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik
Melania Trump’s preferred choice for her husband’s running mate in 2024 is reported.
Melania Trump appears to be in favor of her husband’s running mate, former Fox News star Tucker Carlson, according to an exclusive Axios report that explores potential members of the former president Donald Trump’s “loyalty-first Cabinet.”
“Here’s an interesting twist: Melania Trump is an advocate for picking Tucker Carlson, the booted Fox News star. She thinks Carlson would make a powerful onstage extension of her husband, a source close to Trump told us. The former first lady has made few campaign appearances this time around, but a Trump-Carlson ticket might encourage her to hit the trail,” the outlet reported.
Axios added, “However, many people close to Trump have dismissed the idea of Tucker Carlson because they believe he would never choose someone who could surpass him. And Trump’s staff is convinced (correctly) that Carlson can’t be controlled. But the two men talk a lot.”
Columnist Maggie Haberman of the New York Times talked about the former president’s goals for his administration should he be reelected in a recent episode of The Dispatch Podcast. In an interview with host Jamie Weinstein, Haberman discussed his thoughts and addressed speculation that Tucker Carlson might be selected to be Trump’s vice president.
“It’s a real thing that I am hearing as a possibility,” Haberman said. “The likelihood of it, I don’t know. I think there will be a pretty professional vetting process, honestly. I know that might sound unbelievable based on what we’ve seen from Trump historically, but Trump’s current political team is the best—at least as a non-incumbent—that he’s had, and there’s just a different level of control.”
Carlson was mentioned by Haberman as a potential nominee for Trump’s vice president. She did, however, voice concerns about their dynamics because of Carlson’s considerable popularity.
In a recent development, Trump stated that he would be amenable to Carlson serving as his running mate.
“I like Tucker a lot; I guess I would,” Trump said during an appearance on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.” “I think I’d say I would because he’s got great common sense. You know, when they say that you guys are conservative, or I’m conservative — it’s not that we’re conservative; we have common sense. We want to have safe borders. We want to have a wall because walls work.”
I’d like Noem for VP