One of these sources, who requested anonymity to discuss the process, revealed that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott are among those who received requests.
Additionally, Florida Representative Byron Donalds, New York Representative Elise Stefanik, and Ben Carson, who was Trump’s competitor in 2016 and later a cabinet member, are reportedly on the list.
Various forms of paperwork have been exchanged with each candidate, according to the second source.
Representatives for the candidates did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. Trump’s aides have noted that the list is flexible and subject to change, with the final decision resting with Trump himself.
This development follows a week after Trump was convicted by a jury in Manhattan on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his criminal hush money case. His sentencing is scheduled for next month.
Trump has indicated that he is not in a rush to announce his running mate and may wait until the Republican National Convention in July to reveal his choice for the GOP ticket.
During a Tuesday night appearance on Newsmax, Trump mentioned Scott, Burgum, Rubio, Vance, and Carson as being in the running.
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I’m sorry but I really hope he doesn’t look at Ben Carson for vice president. Ben Carson can be in the administration and something else, some other position but not vice president. Whenever he was talking I just wanted to shoot myself because he was talking too slowly. He’s obviously a genius but you have to have someone who can campaign and get to people, not that they want to just keel over and fall asleep.
Nothing to worry about. Trump already has his VP who’s been with his since 2017 – and it’s not the criminal Pence.