Trump’s Most Likely VP Picks—As He’s Reportedly Considering Marco Rubio
Trump told Fox Business last month he wouldn't announce a pick for "a little while."
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Among the names most commonly floated among pundits and press right now are: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), former South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
Trump told Fox Business on Sunday he is still weighing options and won’t announce a decision for “a little while,” adding that he has “a lot of good people,” while name-dropping Noem and Scott, who Trump said is “much better” as a Trump surrogate than a presidential candidate.
Trump said the top criteria for a VP pick is someone who could “be a good president . . . in case of emergency.”
Trump also mentioned Scott, Graham and McMaster when prompted by Fox News last month, and he has publicly praised Stefanik, one of the first members of Congress to endorse him and a staunch promoter of his unfounded election fraud claims, calling her a “killer” when asked about his potential running mate picks at a dinner at Mar-A-Lago last month, NBC News reported.
Donald Trump Jr. also recently suggested former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is an option, telling Newsmax “I would love to see that happen.”
The question has increasingly been raised on the campaign trail in recent days in the wake of Trump’s decisive win in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries.
Stefanik and Scott have not ruled out the job when asked about the possibility, while Vance recently said he “like
his job” and “plan
