Megyn Kelly says Trump VP should be ‘somebody like’ Haley, DeSantis

Megyn Kelly said Wednesday that former President Trump will choose an “establishment” Republican like former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. said it should.

In an interview on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Report,” Kelly noted that Trump is “not that popular” among a sizable share of the Republican base, pointing out that Trump is “not that popular” among a sizable share of the Republican base, and that he’s seen a lot of competition in the Indiana Republican presidential primary recently. It pointed out the poor performance of the school, and received 78% of the votes. He voted even though he was the only candidate left in the race. Haley ended his campaign two months ago, but he still received 22% of the vote.

“You may not have heard that Trump is not that popular with the core of the Republican Party,” Kelly said in response to the results of the Indiana primary.

While she recognizes that President Trump is unlikely to choose Haley or DeSantis, his main opponents in the 2024 primary, she urges the former president to choose a running mate with similar appeal. encouraged.

“He should choose a running mate who represents a faction that is a little more pro-establishment than the core MAGA wing of the party,” Kelly said.

“That’s the truth for most Republicans right now,” she continued. “They’ll still vote for Trump, but most of them aren’t core MAGA.”

Kelly said Trump “should get a candidate like DeSantis,” adding, “I know he’s probably not going to pick Haley, but he’d like someone like that to be his running mate.” We should get it,” he added.

The battle over President Trump’s running mate has intensified in recent weeks. That’s because President Trump used the audition process to launch an army of his surrogates who flooded the airwaves to defend him and make his case while he remains locked up in a Manhattan courtroom.

Trump, who is considered to be the Republican presidential candidate, is backed by his deputy, including Sens. Tim Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), as well as North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R). The list of presidential candidates continues to grow. , Sen. JDVance (R., Ohio), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R.N.Y.), Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R.), Rep. Byron Donald (R., Fla.), and others.

Haley and DeSantis have been taken off the list after intense preliminary battles. Haley did not endorse Trump when she suspended her presidential campaign, and DeSantis also showed lukewarm support for the former president.

“It’s clear that the vast majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” the governor said in a speech concluding his campaign. “I’ve had disagreements with Donald Trump, including on the coronavirus pandemic and the elevation of Anthony Fauci, but Trump is better than incumbent Joe Biden. That’s clear.”