Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged a minimum of six names that he stated are on his vice presidential shortlist.
Throughout a Fox Information city corridor occasion in Greenville, South Carolina, host Laura Ingraham requested the previous president about six potential working mates, together with three of his erstwhile GOP major rivals: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
She additionally cited Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who left the get together in 2022 after aligning herself more and more with the political proper.
“Are all of them in your shortlist?” Ingraham requested.
“They’re,” Trump stated.
After going off on a quick tangent, he added, “Truthfully, all of these persons are good. They’re all good. They’re all stable.”
He additionally singled out Scott, mentioning the senator within the viewers, saying, “Lots of people are speaking about that gentleman proper over there.”
“He has been significantly better for me than he was for himself,” he stated of his former competitor, who endorsed Trump and repeatedly kissed the ring after dropping out of the race in November.
Scott has campaigned closely for the GOP front-runner forward of South Carolina’s Feb. 24 major, the place Trump faces off in opposition to the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley.
A number of other names have been thrown round as potential Trump working mates, together with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), whom he has reportedly praised as a potential selection.
