DES MOINES, IA (WSAU) Former President Donald Trump has ruled out one popular VP pick among voters as he receives two key endorsements while on the campaign trail.
Given that Trump launched his harshest criticism of businessman Vivek Ramaswamy the night before, voters could “probably” rule him out as the former president’s running mate, according to Trump adviser Jason Miller, who spoke to The New York Post.
In a scathing attack on Truth Social on Saturday, the former president accused Ramaswamy of being “sly,” doing “deceitful campaign tricks,” and not being MAGA.
“It’s pretty safe to say it won’t be Vivek,” Miller continued.
Trump announced during a town hall last week that he has already chosen who he will choose as his VP but did not give any hints on who it could be. Some of the candidates that could be in the running are presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, former HUD Secretary Ben Carson, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Florida Rep. Bryon Donalds.
The Post reported that Miller’s comments were made while the former President was in Iowa speaking to voters and receiving endorsements from North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Burgum is currently the only former presidential candidate to endorse Trump this cycle, as former VP Mike Pence, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have yet to put their support behind a candidate.
The results of the final Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll were released on Saturday night, and they confirmed the general trend observed in previous surveys: Trump leading the field with 48% support, followed closely by former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador Nikki Haley in second place with 20%, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis in third place with 16%. Haley and DeSantis are tied in other recent polls that have been made public.
According to a recent ABC/Ipsos poll, 68% of respondents who lean Republican believe Trump has the best chance of winning in November, compared to 12% and 11% who believe Haley and DeSantis have the best chance, respectively.
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