WSJ Board Backs Burgum As Trump’s Running Mate

The Hill reports:

The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday deemed North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) the best option to serve as former President Trump’s running mate of those being considered for the role. The Rupert Murdoch-owned Journal described Trump’s vice presidential selection as a major moment for the former president to try to reassure skeptical voters and expand his coalition heading into November.

While the outlet’s editorial board singled out Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as a strong pick, it acknowledged Burgum, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) appear to be the top finalists for the role. The editorial board criticized Vance, a first-term senator, as “a young man in a seeming hurry to be Don Jr., though that role is already taken,” and as a “political opportunist” in opposing U.S. aid to Ukraine.

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The WSJ, finally accepting that Nikki won’t be Trump’s VP, comes out for Burgum pic.twitter.com/tZOuuUmU3U

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