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Donald Trump said that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are on the short list to be his running mate in the 2024 general election.
He also dispelled rumors that he is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a vice presidential nominee and said his team never reached out to the independent candidates.
Speaking with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump said he won't announce who he plans to run with in the 2024 ticket for 'a while.'
He did, however, revealed some of the criteria he is considering when looking at a new No. 2 – including knowing that the person he chooses would make a good president, if needed.
'We have some many good people in the Republican Party,' Trump said in a rare word of praise for other GOP politicians.
'I called Tim Scott and I told him 'you're a much better candidate for me than you are for yourself,' Trump to Bartiromo during an interview aired on Sunday Morning Futures.
He spent a good bit of time propping up Scott, claiming that the South Carolina contender was 'lowkey' during his presidential bid, but became a fierce defender of the former president over the last few weeks.
'Kristi Noem has been incredible fighting for me,' he added of the South Dakota governor. 'She said 'I'd never run against him because I can't beat him.' That was a very nice thing to say.'
Noem confirmed in her own interview With Bartiromo on Sunday that she speaks with Trump frequently, but they have never directly discussed the potential of appearing on the ticket together in 2024.
'Has he contacted you about potentially being his running mate?' Bartiromo asked Noem.
'No, we talk all the time, but we have never had that conversation,' she replied. 'I just talk about ways that we could really help our country during this critical time in history.'
Surveys consistently do show Scott and Noem listed as popular potential running mates for Trump.
But others who make the list are Trump's former Press Secretary and current Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican House Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and former 2024 contender and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...S&cvid=73dbde0cf7d64f5aa67e2df84abf5be7&ei=11
He also dispelled rumors that he is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a vice presidential nominee and said his team never reached out to the independent candidates.
Speaking with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump said he won't announce who he plans to run with in the 2024 ticket for 'a while.'
He did, however, revealed some of the criteria he is considering when looking at a new No. 2 – including knowing that the person he chooses would make a good president, if needed.
'We have some many good people in the Republican Party,' Trump said in a rare word of praise for other GOP politicians.
'I called Tim Scott and I told him 'you're a much better candidate for me than you are for yourself,' Trump to Bartiromo during an interview aired on Sunday Morning Futures.
He spent a good bit of time propping up Scott, claiming that the South Carolina contender was 'lowkey' during his presidential bid, but became a fierce defender of the former president over the last few weeks.
'Kristi Noem has been incredible fighting for me,' he added of the South Dakota governor. 'She said 'I'd never run against him because I can't beat him.' That was a very nice thing to say.'
Noem confirmed in her own interview With Bartiromo on Sunday that she speaks with Trump frequently, but they have never directly discussed the potential of appearing on the ticket together in 2024.
'Has he contacted you about potentially being his running mate?' Bartiromo asked Noem.
'No, we talk all the time, but we have never had that conversation,' she replied. 'I just talk about ways that we could really help our country during this critical time in history.'
Surveys consistently do show Scott and Noem listed as popular potential running mates for Trump.
But others who make the list are Trump's former Press Secretary and current Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican House Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and former 2024 contender and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...S&cvid=73dbde0cf7d64f5aa67e2df84abf5be7&ei=11
