Even though the former president is still months away from formally winning the Republican nomination in 2024, he is already actively selecting his running mate and added a new candidate to the field on Thursday.
Newsweek said that Trump was accompanied by a number of state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who the former president claimed was on his shortlist for vice president, while on a visit to the Texas-U.S. border.
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In an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, the former president called Governor Abbott a “spectacular man” and made a suggestion that he might be his running mate. Abbott’s position on border security has drawn interest from a wide audience.
Abbott would “certainly he would be somebody that I would very much consider,” Trump told the host.
Newsweek added:
Eagle Pass is a contentious area because of a January Supreme Court decision that allowed federal agents to cut razor wire. According to the Biden administration, it made it impossible for them to reach crucial areas of the border.
Since then, Texas has made it impossible for federal agents to enter the country, directly opposing Trump’s political opponent, President Joe Biden, on the border issue.
This week, Biden traveled to Texas and urged Trump to “join” him in attempting to pass the bipartisan border bill that had become stuck in Congress after the latter pushed Republicans to obstruct it.
As Trump and his allies object to giving DHS Secretary Mayorkas more authority and possibly allowing 5,000 people to enter the country illegally, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kills the bill.
Additionally, Trump and Johnson have stated that by merely restoring Trump’s policies, Biden already has the power to crack down on illegal crossings.
Referred to illegal crossers as ‘newcomers.’”
