Trump Auditions VP Picks Before Wealthy Donors

[applegrove]

Trump Auditions VP Picks Before Wealthy Donors

May 2, 2024 at 1:42 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 98 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/02/trump-auditions-vp-picks-before-wealthy-donors/

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“Donald Trump is sharpening his focus on a possible running mate by taking a page from his days hosting reality show The Apprentice and parading the top contenders for the slot in front of rich benefactors this weekend,” Bloomberg reports.

“Contestants jockeyed for a job with his business empire for over a decade on the NBC show, with Trump pitting them against each other for his favor. An exclusive donor retreat at the Four Seasons in Palm Beach this week promises a similar vibe — drawing hundreds of deep-pocketed GOP backers as well as allies eyeing the No. 2 spot on the Republican presidential ticket.”

“The spectacle comes as Trump is narrowing his gaze on a handful of potential running mates: Ohio Senator JD Vance, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, according to people familiar with the deliberations as recently as this week.”

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Applegrove:

VP Harris will wipe the floor with Rubio in a debate because he doesn't have a killer instinct when it comes to lying. The others are cartoon characters but accomplishments liars. I mean Rubio will be asked by Harris about the 6 week abortion ban in his home state and he will sputter and swallow and gag his way through the answer because 64% of people in the battleground states want to see access to abortion.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218916061

[Buns_of_Fire]

1. Will there be a swimsuit competition? nt

[BoRaGard]

2. Dog and Pony show, Repube-billionaire style

Watch out for the Repubes with guns.

[peggysue2]

3. Yikes!

A spin on reality TV to pick Agent Orange's VP.

Btw, I heard yesterday that the money's on Burgum bc of the man's deep pockets and Trump's desperate need of funding.

Bonkers!

[Ocelot II]

4. Let's see which one of them can abase himself most completely.

Tim Scott seems to have the edge so far.

[Aristus]

5. I can't imagine Tim Scott getting the nod.

It might pull over some black voters. But the number of racist white voters he would lose would almost certainly be more.

[Ocelot II]

7. Which is why Scott has been so desperately orange-nosing.

He knows the cult won't vote for a Black guy, even as VP, because that feeble old coot Trump (and they know he's a feeble old coot even if they won't admit it) could be called home by Satan any time, and then The Black Guy would be president, and we've already done that and wasn't it terrible with all that health care for people, you never know what they'll do, even though Tim Scott is more likely to take away health care and women's reproductive rights and deport Muslims and other Black people. So Scott is trying to overcome the disadvantage he has to face on account of his constituency being rabid racists, by crawling around with his head between Trump's vast orange butt cheeks. It's not a pretty sight and it won't help him.

[Bmoboy]

6. I know the rules don't apply to him

But the candidates for President and Vice President cannot come from the same state.

TSF changed his residency to Florida.

Sorry Marco.

Or maybe ... you lucked out Marco and won't have to worry about being shot.

[EndlessWire]

8. I don't want Harris debating anyone.

Biden/Harris don't have to debate anyone this year. Why bother? There is not any issue that any Republican has put up there worth the trouble.