Trump Suggests He’s Picked Vice Presidential Running Mate: ‘I Know Who It’s Going To Be’

Topline Former President Donald Trump said in Wednesday’s Fox News town hall that he knows who his vice presidential pick is going to be, but he refused to reveal the identity of his potential future running mate and told Fox News “we’ll do another show sometime” when asked for a hint. Trump's appearance was televised at the same time as CNN's GOP primary debate with Nikki Haley and ...

[+] Ron DeSantis. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Key Facts Trump said he couldn’t tell Fox News hosts Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier who his running mate would be and gave no indication as to who may fill the position. MacCallum asked Trump if he’d consider selecting someone he’s been running against in the Republican primary, which includes names like Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. When asked if he’d be open to mending fences with other candidates, Trump jokingly said he’s started to like former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie better after Christie dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday evening and was caught on a hot mic appearing to predict Haley will “get smoked” against Trump in the primaries.

“I don’t see it,” Trump said at the idea of Christie being vice president, adding that such a move “would be an upset.” Big Number 61.3%. That’s the support Trump holds in the polling average for the Republican primary, according to FiveThirtyEight ’s weighted polling average, far ahead of DeSantis’ 12.5% and Haley’s 11.5%.

Key Background Trump hasn’t addressed the matter of running mate throughout his campaign. However, he said in an interview with NBC in September that he “likes the concept” of a woman as vice president, with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s name floating around in media speculation ever since.

Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, ran against him for the GOP presidential nomination before Pence suspended his campaign in late October. Pence lined up with Trump on some policy preferences like abortion and immigration but publicly feuded with the former president a few times during his short lived presidential campaign.

Pence, who was pressed by Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election, said the former president was wrong in his actions and that “anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution” or asks another person to do so “should never be president again.” Trump has repeatedly suggested he would not pick Pence as his running mate again.

Further Reading Is Trump Immune From Criminal Charges? What To Know About ‘Presidential Immunity’ As Appeals Court Hears Jan. 6 Case. (Forbes) Chris Christie Ending Presidential Campaign (Forbes) Nikki Haley Within Single Digits Of Trump In New Hampshire, Latest Poll Shows (Forbes).