Where Trump’s confidants stand on who should be his VP

Published June 22, 2024 11:37am ET



With less than a month away from the GOP National Convention in Milwaukee, former President Donald Trump’s advisers, high-level donors and supporters, and members of his family are all pulling the Republican nominee in different directions for who they think would be best to run on Trump’s ticket as vice president. 

At one point, there were more than a dozen names being floated around as possible vice presidential contenders, including South Dakota governor Kristi Noem who fell from grace when she revealed she shot and killed her family’s dog because he was a “lousy hunter.” 

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