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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Aiming For Friday Announcement, Trump Narrows His VP List

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump has reached the final phase of his search for a running mate, narrowing his list to three leading contenders and directing his staff to prepare for a Friday announcement.

"It's a little bit like 'The Apprentice,'" former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of Trump's finalists, said in a Tuesday interview with Fox News Channel. "You find out sooner or later who the last one standing is."

Along with Gingrich, a boisterous rabble-rouser who has spent decades in Washington, the finalists include Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a steady, staunch conservative who would help to calm nervous Republicans wary of Trump's style, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a one-time rival who has become one of Trump's most trusted advisers.

That's according to a person familiar with Trump's thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the vetting process. Trump said in a Tuesday interview with The Wall Street Journal that Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is also still in the mix.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rumor has it that he has already picked Ben Carson , surprise!

Anonymous said...

President Trump was just on O'Reilly and he said he will NOT make the announcement tomorrow. He will only let us know when it rescheduled for. He said in light of today's tragedy in France he didn't feel it was appropriate. As far as the MSM running around the NJ/NY airports looking for potential VP picks I think President Trump may be pulling a fast one on them. They (ABC?) thinks they have the scoop because Gov Pence was seen flying into Teterboro today sometime. It could be a trick on the part of the campaign to outsmart the media. I'm not sure about Dr Carson but I think we all are going to be surprised as to our new VP.

Anonymous said...

As long as it's not creepy Gingrich.