Tag Archives: Veepstakes

NBC News reports: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is moving up the list of former President Donald Trump’s potential vice presidential picks, according to six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee’s search for a running mate. Trump’s apparent seriousness about Rubio, 52, a third-term senator, hints at his priorities and presents an intriguing set of potential complications. The Constitution prohibits …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy tied for the top choice to be former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate in a straw poll on Saturday at a prominent gathering of conservative activists. Ms. Noem and Mr. Ramaswamy each garnered 15 percent of the vote in the straw poll. Former …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a former presidential candidate and possible Republican vice-presidential nominee, proposed to his girlfriend, Mindy Noce, Saturday evening at the beach in Kiawah Island in South Carolina. She said yes. “As a guy who is mostly an introvert and on the quiet side, having to have a conversation about the engagement is a …

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump indicated he has made up his mind about whom he would like to be his running mate should he win the Republican presidential nomination. “Well, I can’t tell you that, really,” Trump told Fox News during a town hall in Iowa on Wednesday when the moderators asked him who is in the running …

The Daily Beast reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says Donald Trump needs to pick someone who “tells him the truth” as his 2024 running mate—someone just like her –  telling a reporter that Trump should seek out a vice presidential candidate “who tells him the truth.| “Honestly, the people that are my closest advisers… tell me stuff I don’t …

CBS News reports: Former President Donald Trump has been asking allies and advisers for their thoughts about Nikki Haley as a potential vice presidential candidate, two sources familiar with the conversations tell CBS News. The feedback from the MAGA crowd regarding putting Haley on the ticket if Trump wins the GOP nomination has been overwhelmingly negative, according to these GOP …

“I haven’t led a life that prepares a person for politics. As I said, I don’t think I have any like horrible skeletons or anything. It’s not that, it’s just that that’s not how my brain works. I’ve never done anything like that. I can’t imagine spending time with politicians. Personally I get along with Trump really well. “The closer …

The Hill reports: During the New York Times’s DealBook Summit, Andrew Ross Sorkin asked McCarthy who the “right person” would be for Trump to pick as his vice president among Haley, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and 2024 GOP presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.). “If I was a political person, and I was going to advise …

Newsweek reports: Just one percent of Trump voters want Marjorie Taylor Greene to be Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, should he win the Republican presidential nomination, according to a new survey conducted exclusively for Newsweek. The poll is likely to come as a blow to the Georgia House Republican who said she “knows” her name is on a list of possible …

“I’m glad that Governor Noem is endorsing President Trump. I’ve endorsed him since before he even jumped in because we need him so badly, and I know that she recognizes that as well. You know, you talk about VP and my name has been thrown out there. “I walked away from a career where I had fame and a fortune, …

Politico reports: Not long ago, it looked like Kristi Noem’s star was flaming out. Following a turbulent first term, the South Dakota governor elected not to run for president, and the media turned its focus elsewhere. But if the 2024 primary is in part a tryout to be former President Donald Trump’s next running mate, Noem’s national standing appears to …

NPR reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has picked California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. The selection will make Harris just the third woman — and first African American — to be nominated for vice president by a major political party. “You make a lot of important decisions as president. But the first …

USA Today reports: Joe Biden announced in May that he would select a woman as his No. 2 – marking the third time a woman would be a vice presidential nominee for a major party – and his list of candidates also includes several women of color. “I would be inclined to go a different route than what he’s done,” …

CBS News reports: Joe Biden has selected his running mate, revealing to top advisers on Tuesday the woman he will invite to join his Democratic presidential ticket, two people familiar with the matter tell CNN. He is poised to make the announcement as early as Tuesday. The former vice president had spoken directly to the final contenders, according to people …

Fox News reports: Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden claimed to Fox News on Saturday that he has picked a running mate — before following it up with a joke about who the choice was. When asked by Fox News in Delaware whether or not he had picked a VP, Biden said: “Yeh I have.” When Fox News asked who, Biden …

The Hill reports: Politico issued an apology for reporting that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to be his running mate, with the publication saying it regretted “the error and any confusion that it caused.” “Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to become his running mate for the 2020 election on Aug. 1, two weeks …

CNN reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday night removed herself from consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, citing the ongoing national discussion about racial injustice and police brutality to suggest the former vice president should choose a woman of color. “This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment. And I truly believe as, I actually …

The Associated Press reports: Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious contenders after initial interviews. Those still …

Politico reports: In the thick of primary season, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden brawled over Medicare for All: He called her approach “angry,” “elitist,” “condescending”; she shot back anyone who defends the health care status quo with industry talking points is “running in the wrong presidential primary.” Six months later, with Biden the presumptive nominee and Warren in the running …

The Washington Post reports: Former vice president Joe Biden said he intends to name a panel of advisers by May 1 to help him select a running mate, offering the nugget early Wednesday via an appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Announcing the committee would officially launch Biden’s search for a vice presidential candidate, a process that …