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BREAKING: Trump Will Announce His VP Selection Today

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5 months ago

July 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump, more reinvigorated than ever before following his brush with death on Saturday, confirmed that he will be announcing his vice presidential running mate on Monday.

Speaking with Fox News host Bret Baier, the former president confirmed that he will be telling the world who he is entrusting to be his most loyal ally in the White House should he win in November. The conversation was confirmed by Fox News congressional correspondent and 2024 politics reporter Aishah Hasnie on X.

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TRUMP tells @BretBaier he is making his VP announcement TODAY

— Aishah Hasnie (@aishahhasnie) July 15, 2024

The pending announcement comes less than 24 hours after possible Secret Service vehicles were spotted at the home of Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), one of three Republicans rumored to remain on the president’s VP shortlist. The arrival of increased protection for Vance was chalked up to routine security enhancements by Governor Mike DeWine following the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday, though DeWine, a Republican, could be following orders from higher-ups in the GOP to put a ring around Vance before he joins Trump in Milwaukee. The former president must present his VP pick before delegates when he is formally nominated on Thursday.

Others rumored to be in the veepstakes are Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, both former presidential rivals of Trump who have become vociferous defenders of him on the campaign trail. Burgum in particular has drawn the praise of former First Lady Melania Trump who has urged her husband to pick the cheerful midwesterner for his ability to raise bountiful sums and provide optimism to the ticket without outshining her husband. Axios previously reported that President Trump remains unenthused about any of the three individuals and skeptical about their ability to bring any significant asset to the ticket that he cannot bring himself.

All signs are pointing to a Trump landslide in November, and the beneficiary of his veepstakes will immediately become an anointed figure within the Republican Party. Insiders have reported the 45th president is intensely focused on picking a figure who will remain loyal through thick and thin and hasn’t forgotten the betrayal he felt by former Vice President Mike Pence after he refused to honor Trump’s request to delay certification of the 2020 election. Perhaps sensing the stakes, Vance has leaned into a robust defense of Trump, accusing Democrats of trying to implement a “kill switch” on the second Trump administration and laying blame at the feet of liberal media figures for stoking the anger against Trump which he said led to the attempted assassination. In a fit of consternation, MSNBC on Monday pulled its flagship “Morning Joe” program from the air in favor of live coverage, a tacit acknowledgment that the network was unsure what its host or guests may say during the volatile days after Trump narrowly survived the shooting.