Former US President and Republican predecessor Donald Trump has revealed again who will be his running mate after securing his party’s nomination for the November showdown with Democrat Joe Biden.
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, he did not name any specific person for the post, but left his supporters and observers guessing who would be a potential candidate by describing qualities.
Donald Trump said his nominee “must have the ability to be a good president in any emergency” that could surround his administration because things are unpredictable.
There has been speculation about his potential vice presidency after he secured the Republican nomination to run for the White House.
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“It always has to be who’s going to be a good president. Obviously you always have to think about that because in an emergency,” the 77-year-old said.
“Things happen, right? No matter who you are, things happen. That has to be number one,” the accused said.
Polls suggest the business magnate is leading the Republican race after securing victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley trailing behind.
The four-time impeached former president has not participated in any of the Republican debates, and the race in the GOP is currently narrowed down to these two candidates.
He stressed that he did not intend to announce his candidate for “a while” but hinted at who he would pick for the country’s second most important post.
“You know, I called [South Carolina Sen.] Tim Scott and people like Tim Scott and I said you’re a much better candidate for me than you are for yourself,” Trump said.
“When I watched him, he was fine. He was good, but he was very quiet,” the former commander-in-chief said.
Trump also noted that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has caught his eye.
Kristi Noem said she won’t run against Donald Trump because she doesn’t believe she or anyone else can beat him.
Media reports previously claimed that Trump was considering taking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a possible running mate — who left the Democratic Party and is running for the White House.
Kennedy denied any such arrangement. Trump Sunday also denied the claims, saying those discussions never took place.
