✓ Former President Trump reveals a shortlist of potential running mates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
✓ The list includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Vivek Ramaswamy, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.
✓ Trump praises all the candidates, acknowledging them as solid choices.
✓ Trump comments on the positive impact of Tim Scott’s advocacy for him, emphasizing Scott’s effectiveness on the campaign trail.
✓ Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, a rival in the Republican primary, insists she is not dropping out despite polls indicating Trump’s significant lead in South Carolina.
✓ Trump dismisses Haley as a potential running mate and criticizes her for losing her home state.
✓ The town hall occurs days before the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Former President Trump indicated that at least a half a dozen contenders – including three former rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination – are on his shortlist for running mate.
The commanding frontrunner for the GOP nomination had plenty of praise for one of those potential candidates who joined Trump at Fox News town hall on Tuesday in this upstate South Carolina city.
During the program, which ran on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Trump was asked about half a dozen potential running mate choices: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat turned independent.
“Are they all on your shortlist?” host Laura Ingraham asked the former president.
“They are,” Trump answered. “Honestly, all of those people are good. They’re all good, they’re all solid.”
