Former president donald trump on Friday said he would 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 would love to do it during the convention, which would be, you know, or just before the convention, like Monday, I would love to do it on Tuesday or Wednesday, actually, but for a series of complex reasons that you understand. , pretty much don’t do that,” Trump said on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show.”
Trump was in There’s no rush to reveal your running mateMore than happy to cede the spotlight to the Democratic Party, which is embroiled in the president’s fallout Joe Bidendifficult performance in the debate. The former president has a rally scheduled for Saturday night in western Pennsylvania.
Trump indicated, as NBC News previously reported, that his vice presidential list includes GOP Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and J.D. Vance of Ohio and North Dakota GOP Governor 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,” said the former president.
He also clarified the vetting process, calling it a “highly sophisticated version of ‘The Apprentice,'” referring to the popular reality TV show Trump hosted in the 2000s.
Still, Trump described his decision-making process as “ultimately… more like instinct.”
The former president also reiterated his belief that Biden will continue to advance his re-election bid despite calls from some congressional Democrats for him to drop out.
He added that Vice President Kamala Harris would be a weaker opponent to defeat in the general election than Biden, saying, “I think in many ways she might be easier than him. And maybe I’m wrong, but I’ve been pretty good at that over the years.”
“I think you would have a big problem in the Democratic Party if it were anyone other than her,” Trump added.
Eighteen Democratic legislators over the past two weeks, they have called for Biden to drop out of the presidential race after a poor debate performance against Trump last month.
His appearance on the radio show comes just days before Republicans host their national convention and formally nominate Trump to be the GOP presidential nominee in Milwaukee.
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