Trump floats Scott Brown as potential VP pick

Trump, who leads the Republican presidential field both nationally and in the Granite State, described Brown as a “good man” during his campaign rally Saturday and said he’s “central casting” for the vice presidential slot should Trump secure the GOP nomination.

“There’s no hope with these people that we have running for office, except for him of course,” Trump said of Brown shortly after he took the stage. “Here’s a good man. We’re keeping our bad ones. We’re losing our good ones.”

According to the Washington Post, one member of the crowd shouted at Trump, urging him to select the former Republican senator as his running mate.

“You know what? He’s central casting,” Trump reportedly responded. “Look at that guy! He’s central casting! A great guy and a beautiful wife and a great family. So important!”

Following the rally, Brown told reporters he was flattered by the exchange.

“I’ve heard that before,” he said. “So I’m just going to continue to work hard and see what happens.”

Brown has not endorsed a Republican presidential candidate, but introduced the billionaire to the crowd Saturday as “the next president of the United States.” He is slated to reveal his pick at the New Hampshire GOP’s first-in-the-nation presidential town hall next weekend.

While this marked the first time Trump has mentioned Brown as a potential VP pick, the New York businessman has previously joked that he’d consider some of his rivals in the GOP field like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, should he become the nominee.

Brown gained national prominence in 2010 when he was elected to the Senate from Massachusetts in an upset special election win over state Attorney General Martha Coakley. Elizabeth Warren defeated Brown in 2012. Taking advantage of a beach home in New Hampshire, Brown ran for Senate again in 2014. His loss to Democrat Jeanne Shaheen made him one of a few Americans ever to lose Senate races in two states.