JUST IN: Melania Trump’s Top Pick For VP Is Revealed

One contestant in President Trump’s final round of the veepstakes is getting a major push from former First Lady Melania Trump.

Puck News reported that Melania in recent days has been speaking warmly about North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a former primary rival of Trump’s who has gone out of his way to stump for him across multiple swing states. Sources say the former first lady believes in Burgum, 67, because of her close relationship with his wife Kathryn, who previously worked with Melania on a White House initiative. She is up against Donald Trump, Jr., who is pushing aggressively for Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

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“If it’s Melania over Don Jr., she wins,” a source told the outlet before pausing to note that her credibility took a major hit after she urged Trump to endorse Mehmet Oz over David McCormick in Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. “That was a major f***-up on her part. It cost her,” the former Trump aide said.

Supporters of Gov. Burgum cite his bonhomie, low-key demeanor as an asset to the truculent president, bringing gravitas to the ticket without outshining him. The North Dakota Republican is also fabulously wealthy, having funded his own presidential bid with $20 million in personal donations while carrying a Rolodex of high-net-worth conservatives in the business world who have largely been leery about backing President Trump.

Sources told Puck News that President Trump, for his part, doesn’t much care for any of the remaining VP contenders who are widely rumored to include Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as well. He is reportedly “irked” at the idea his selection will somehow help him win in November. “He doesn’t much give a f*** about it. He doesn’t love any of these people; he doesn’t know these people,” said a person close to the former president. “With Burgum, he likes his look, but they haven’t actually spent a lot of time together; one-on-one, just maybe five, eight times. He doesn’t spend time with J.D. He doesn’t give a f*** about Mike Pence,” they added, referring to his former vice president’s continued condemnations of his campaign.

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Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee adopted a national platform that excluded the prioritization of banning abortion, a change largely believed to be at the request of President Trump. He has confided his worry about selecting Gov. Burgum after he signed a near-total abortion ban in North Dakota, according to CNN. Asked about Burgum as a potential pick, Trump told Fox News Radio, “It’s a little bit of an issue. It’s a pretty strong ban. You know, I think Doug is great. But it is a strong, he’s taken a very strong stance, or the state has, I don’t know if it’s Doug, but the state has, so it’s an issue.”

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