Trump teases his VP pick timing and names 4 finalists
Former President Donald Trump on Friday said that he'd like to announce his vice presidential running mate next week, potentially during the Republican National Convention, and named four key allies as potential picks.
Former President Donald Trump on Friday said that he'd like to announce his vice presidential running mate next week, potentially during the Republican National Convention, and named four key allies as potential picks.
"I’d love to do it during the convention, which would be you know, or just slightly before the convention, like Monday, love to do it on Tuesday or Wednesday, actually, but for a lot of complex reasons that you people understand, pretty much don’t do that," Trump told "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show."
Trump has been in no rush to reveal his running mate, more than happy to cede the spotlight to the Democratic Party, which is embroiled in the fallout of President Joe Biden's rough debate performance. The former president has a rally scheduled for Saturday evening in western Pennsylvania.
Trump indicated, as NBC News has reported previously, that his VP short list includes GOP Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and JD Vance of Ohio and North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum. He also named Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., as having been "fierce and great" during a recent television appearance.
"We have a very good bench,” the former president said.
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