Trump sows doubt about top contenders to be his vice president

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Former President Donald Trump hosted several possible vice presidential candidates at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend and reportedly had several thoughts about the cavalcade of possible running mates.

The Republicans who made the pilgrimage to South Florida for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee included Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), along with Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Byron Donalds (R-FL). While Trump reportedly praised most of his candidates, it wasn’t all good news for the vice presidential hopefuls, according to audio obtained by the Washington Post.

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