Republican Senator Kevin Cramer said North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum would be a “better” choice to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate.
Burgum has emerged as one of the front-runners to be Trump’s running mate and has frequently defended the president in media interviews and on the campaign trail. The North Dakota senator translation He believes Burgum is a better candidate to be Trump’s running mate.
“The other three that are mentioned most often are all senators, they’re all my colleagues, and I love them all and I wouldn’t mind whoever it is. I think Doug Burgum is the better choice, and I think that opinion is growing among not only the president himself but a growing number of observers,” Cramer said.
He was asked Recent NBC News coverage The report named Burgum as one of Trump’s top three vice presidential contenders, along with Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
“Nothing Doug has done or said, or anyone has said about him, has ever deterred Donald Trump,” Cramer said.
Trump said he has a running mate in mind, but has not yet decided, which is due to be announced at the Republican National Committee (RNC) convention next month.
Several other Republicans have received vetting materials as potential vice presidential candidates, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York), Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.
Burgum, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, would not say whether he had discussed the possibility of Trump being a running mate, but he also said Trump could win the election “regardless of who is the vice president.”
“That process is up to President Trump, and the discussion shouldn’t end there,” he said.
