As rumors swirl over who former President Donald Trump will pick as his Vice president, a new report suggested that his wife, Melania, is encouraging her husband to choose former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
According to a recent report from Axios, Melania Trump is pushing her husband to pick Carlson for the role of his top aide.
The argument for Tucker as VP is he would be a “powerful onstage extension” to Trump’s administration.
Besides Carlson, others under consideration include:
US Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem.
Other making the shortlist included:
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
Last month, Trump sent shockwaves throughout the political landscape after saying he would seriously consider adding Carlson’s 2024 presidential ticket as VP.
Asked about the possibility of a Trump-Carlson ticket, President Trump responded, “I like Tucker a lot. … He’s got great common sense.”
“I like Tucker a lot,” Trump said.
“I guess I would. I think I’d say I would,” he added after being asked if he would consider Tucker his running mate.
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President Trump tells @ClayTravis and @BuckSexton he'll consider @TuckerCarlson for VP: "I like Tucker a lot. I guess I would consider him. He’s got great common sense."
— The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show (@clayandbuck) November 8, 2023
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In November, a New York Times reporter added more weight to the rumors that Trump’s VP pick could pick Tucker Carlson for the 2024 presidential election.
The Daily Fetched reported that during an interview on the Dispatch podcast, political correspondent Maggie Haberman said Trump was planning to assemble loyalists for his administration if he takes back the White House in 2024.
Podcast host Jamie Weinstein asked Haberman about the rumors that Trump’s VP pick could be Tucker.
“It’s a real thing that I am hearing as a possibility,” Haberman responded.
“The likelihood of it, I don’t know. I think there will be a pretty professionalized vetting process, honestly.”
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