{"id":6180,"date":"2024-02-21T09:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:40:13","slug":"trump-confirms-names-on-vp-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/trump-confirms-names-on-vp-list\/njackson\/2024\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Confirms Names On VP List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump confirmed a short list of names he is considering asking to become his running mate in the coming months,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump joined Fox News Channel\u2019s\u00a0Laura Ingraham\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6347283981112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to discuss<\/a>\u00a0the upcoming South Carolina primary, which takes place on Feb. 24., Ingraham asked the former president if the rumored names were in fact on his list of potential running mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list includes three former GOP candidates, Sen.\u00a0Tim Scott\u00a0(R-S.C.), entrepreneur\u00a0Vivek Ramaswamy\u00a0and Gov.\u00a0Ron DeSantis\u00a0(R-Fla.). He also confirmed that Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Gov.\u00a0Kristi Noem\u00a0(R-S.D.) and former Hawaii Rep.\u00a0Tulsi Gabbard,\u00a0who served in Congress as a Democrat but has since shifted to more conservative views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Trump confirmed \u201cthey are\u201d on his shortlist, but did not provide a timeline for when he will announce his vice presidential pick. He said, \u201call of those people are good. They\u2019re all solid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump specifically commended Scott, who was in the crowd at the event, for his support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cA lot of people are talking about that gentleman right over there,\u201d Trump said when asked about a running mate, pointing to Scott. \u201cAnd he\u2019s, been so great. He\u2019s been such a great advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have to say, this is in a very positive way, Tim Scott, he has been much better for me than he was for himself,\u201d the former president continued. \u201cI watched his campaign and he doesn\u2019t like talking about himself, but boy, does he talk about Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Carolina senator\u00a0suspended his primary bid\u00a0in November after failing to earn enough support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump confirmed a short list of names he is considering asking to become his running mate in the coming months, Trump joined Fox News Channel\u2019s\u00a0Laura Ingraham\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the upcoming South Carolina primary, which takes place on Feb. 24., Ingraham asked the former president if the rumored names were in fact on 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