Trump Acknowledges Six Names On His VP Shortlist: ‘All Solid’

Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged at the very least six names that he mentioned are on his vice presidential shortlist.

During a Fox News city corridor occasion in Greenville, South Carolina, host Laura Ingraham requested the previous president about six potential working mates, together with three of his erstwhile GOP main rivals: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.

She additionally cited Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who left the social gathering in 2022 after aligning herself more and more with the political proper.

“Are they all on your shortlist?” Ingraham requested.

“They are,” Trump mentioned.

After going off on a quick tangent, he added, “Honestly all of those people are good. They’re all good, they’re all solid.”

He additionally singled out Scott, stating the senator within the viewers, saying “a lot of people are talking about that gentleman right over there.”

“He has been much better for me than he was for himself,” he mentioned of his former competitor, who endorsed Trump and repeatedly kissed the ring after dropping out of the race in November.

Scott has campaigned closely for front-runner forward of South Carolina’s Feb. 24 main, the place Trump faces off in opposition to the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley.

Several different names have been thrown round as a possible Trump working mate, together with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), whom he has reportedly praised as a possible alternative.