On the 4th, former President Donald Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, mentioned Senator Tim Scott, a black man, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Norm, a woman, as his vice-presidential candidates. This is a remark that adds weight to the rumors floating around about him being a black or female running mate.
Former President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that day, “I haven’t decided yet” regarding his vice-presidential candidate, and said, “There are too many great people within the Republican Party, and not for the time being.” Regarding the criteria for deciding on a candidate, he said, “There is always one thing: ‘Who will be a good president?’” and pointed out, “No matter who you are, an emergency can occur at any time, and this is the most important issue.”
It was recalled that the first line of succession to power in the event of the president’s death is the vice president. “I told him, ‘You’re a lot better to me than you are to yourself,’” he said, referring to a recent phone call he had with Senator Scott. “He was a good guy, but he was too low-key. But he was just as good for me as he was for me.” “He fought and protected like a tiger.”
Rep. Scott ran in the Republican presidential primary, but resigned at the end of last year and declared his support for former President Trump last month. He is accompanied by former President Trump at every major event and is pouring out a strong message. Former President Trump also mentioned the governor of Nome, a woman, saying, “She’s fighting unbelievably, too,” and pointed out that the governor of Nome had declared that she would not run in the presidential race, saying she could not beat former President Trump.
Former President Trump, who won two consecutive victories in last month’s Iowa Caucus (party vote) and New Hampshire primary (primary), the first and second presidential primaries of the Republican Party, is considered a foregone conclusion.
Ahead of the South Carolina primary on the 24th, there is a lot of speculation around former President Trump about his running mate, the vice-presidential candidate. Aides are giving advice that former President Trump should choose a black or female running mate to attract the relatively weak votes of women, people of color, and moderates. The candidates included Representative Scott, Governor Nome, Representative Ellis Stefanik, and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Meanwhile, former President Trump said on the air today that he heard that Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with whom he has an uneasy relationship, would support him. “I think McConnell wants to support me, and that’s what I’ve heard,” he said. “Half of the Republican Party supports me, and the rest will soon. I don’t know if he’ll support me, but I hear he wants to support me.”
“Everyone is lining up, everyone is on board,” he continued, emphasizing that “the Republican Party under Trump is a huge success.” House Republican leaders, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and Senior Vice House Leader Tom Emmer, all declared their support for former President Trump before the start of the primary.
This extremely unusual phenomenon is seen as a sign of the power of former President Trump’s popular theory.