PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential race, spoke exclusively to Breitbart News in a two-hour-plus interview at Mar-a-Lago last week, announcing that he is running for vice president. That is not the case, said the person nominated. He makes a big change in the grand scheme of winning the election.
“If you look at the history of presidential elections, the vice president has never made a difference, which is amazing,” Trump said. “This is the story of one night, but then they go back to their usual night. They're voting for president. They're not voting for vice president. And as far as I can think of, in terms of nominations, too. None of the vice presidents made a huge difference in terms of electoral victory or even electoral victory.”
President Trump did not specifically mention who he would choose if he won the nomination as expected or the schedule for a final decision, but the Republican Party has a strong base of support and many people would be good choices. I said it would be.
“So, look, we have very good people, the same people you know,” Trump said. “They're good people. There are some people who want me to run with other people. Maybe I can't do that because I have to follow my instincts. Win. That's very important. Look, if we don't win this, I think this country is over. And it is.”
Establishment donors have been actively lobbying Trump to elect Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations who is now his rival for the Republican nomination. Their argument is that she will help win over women and moderate voters, but their belief that whoever she chooses as her running mate will make no difference to the outcome of the general election suggests that However, President Trump does not seem to accept that claim.
2024 US Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's first national leadership summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on October 13, 2023. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) .
Others expected to be considered include South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York). State), Representative Byron Donald (R-Florida), and Senator Byron Donald. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), and many others. The fact that Mr. Trump is talking about the depth of the Republican Party and its long list of candidates, combined with his recent escalation of attacks on Ms. Haley, whom he calls a “birdbrain,” suggests that Ms. Haley will be elected. This would seem to bode badly for the possibility of
Congressman Byron Donald (Stephanie Reynolds/Getty Images)
The Iowa caucuses will be held a week from Monday, followed by the New Hampshire primary eight days later, with Trump holding a significant lead in both polls, so the nomination contest will be decided in the coming weeks. there is a possibility. If he does and ends it quickly, expect the conversation to quickly turn to who he chooses as his running mate and why. If the nomination contest drags on into February and March (Super Tuesday is the first week of March, and the following Tuesday is the first opportunity for candidates to reach the delegate majority threshold for the July convention), The election campaign could last even longer. , a further protracted discussion.
