Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday added at least five prominent Republicans to his list of running mates in the general election, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Democratic presidential primary candidate Tulsi Gabbard. One former Democrat has confirmed that he is on the list.
After Fox News host Laura Ingraham rattled off a list of names at a town hall event in Greenville, South Carolina, the Republican presidential front-runner finalized his list of shortlisted candidates and told the audience said that they judged him to be a good choice as their running mate.
Gabbard, DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.), biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. was included.
“Are they all on the list of nominees?” Ingraham asked Trump.
To which he replied, “Yes.”
“They’re all solid,” Trump said shortly after. “And I always say I want someone with common sense, because there’s so much going on in this country that doesn’t make sense.”
President Trump, 77, explained that the “first quality” he looks for in a running mate is “the ability to be a good president,” adding, “Because if something were to happen, we need someone who would be a great president.” Ta.
He added that voters primarily care about who is at the top, rather than who the running mate is.
“What always surprises me is that the choice of vice president has no impact whatsoever,” Trump said. “It seems like that’s going to happen no matter who the president is.”
However, he acknowledged that “I think they are looking for someone who can help them from a voter standpoint.”
Regarding former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the former president’s last remaining Republican primary candidate, President Trump announced “about three months ago that she would not be a candidate in the 2024 general election.” It was decided,” he said.
Trump teased in January that he had already decided on a running mate if he won the Republican presidential nomination, but he did not answer questions at a town hall in Des Moines, Iowa.
“Well, I can’t say that,” Trump told the event’s hosts, Fox News hosts Bret Bayer and Martha McCollum, at the time.
“I mean, I know who it’s going to be,” he added.
Similarly, President Trump on Tuesday did not say when he would name a running mate.
