Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the late president, has opinions about who ought to be his father’s running partner.
He disclosed that he is looking for someone who can absorb a blow and respond with even more force this week in an interview with the New York Post.
“I want to be a fighter in that capacity,” he declared. “I am aware of what they have in store for us.”
“In 2016, you needed someone to balance out [the ticket]—that’s where Mike Pence made sense, kind of the yin and yang, but you need someone who can take those knocks, especially considering the swamp’s nasty nature and the everyday lunacy we witness,” he said.
Mike Pence, the former vice president, is categorically not a candidate right now.
When asked to suggest possible running partners for his father, Trump Jr. mentioned former presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy, conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance.
He and his fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, have no intention of following in the footsteps of their sister Ivanka, who, together with her husband Jared Kushner, rose to prominence in the West Wing during their father’s first term in office. Just so you know, Trump Jr. acknowledged he would “never rule anything out.”
Nevertheless, he does want to play a “very active” part in his presidential transition if his father is reelected, with his fiancée sticking to fundraising.
Regarding his desire to be involved in the presidential transition, he stated, “mostly simply to make sure we block some of the D.C. swamp rats and the swamp critters from getting in there and doing their thing.”
He mentioned Cliff Sims, a former special assistant to then-President Trump, and John Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence, as people he would want to help him during the transition.
“There are a ton of amazing people to pick from. After four years in office, you now have a solid idea of who will be dependable and devoted to putting America first, according to Trump Jr.
Finally, the younger Trump laughed off his father’s warning that he would one day indict President Joe Biden in the same way that Biden’s team had done.
Trump Jr. declared, “He will lead the country as it should be.” “Our nation’s triumph will be his punishment.”
Trump Jr.’s remarks to the Post coincide with a story that CNN released on Friday stating that his father’s “vice presidential shortlist is quite large and in flux.”
Sens. Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Elise Stefanik, Ben Carson, a former member of the Trump Cabinet, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and even former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are among the candidates that Trump senior has reportedly mentioned as possible running mates in recent days and weeks, according to a CNN report.
CNN reports that “the presumed Republican nominee is floating them all as he weighs who the next possible vice president will be. Trump often solicits feedback from Mar-a-Lago guests, contributors, and allies. “His interest in possible candidates, according to sources, is constantly shifting and frequently depends on his recent discussions with different allies.”
An unidentified Trump advisor told the network, “One day he is criticizing someone, and the next day he is asking allies about the same person as vice president.” Sometimes all he wants is to know what other people think of him.
The bad news is that he hasn’t even talked to many of these people about the possibility of their running for his vice presidency, and it seems like he’s far from making a choice.
The good news is that prior to the July GOP convention, the former president is allegedly planning to disclose his choice for vice president.
Aides claim that Trump may yet choose to make an earlier announcement. CNN reports that “Trump and many in his inner circle had at one time discussed an announcement of his running mate quickly after he had won enough delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination.”
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