These are Trump’s potential picks for vice president
CNN
Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. He was found guilty in the hush money trial, is embroiled in three other legal cases and is continuing to campaign.
Former President Donald Trump has been busy in recent weeks. He was found guilty in his hush money trial in New York, is embroiled in three other legal cases and has continued his campaign to win back the White House. But Trump has another task: Choosing a running mate. With just weeks until the Republican National Convention, where the former president is expected to announce his pick for vice president, sources have told CNN that these are the possible contenders on Trump’s mind. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum challenged Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination before suspending his campaign in December. A former Microsoft executive, Burgum is a second-term governor with a conservative track record. He signed a bill last year that bans gender-affirming care for most minors and enacted a near-total ban on abortions in the state. Late last month, Burgum — who was among the candidates that received vice-presidential vetting materials from the Trump campaign — told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that “the whole discussion about the veepstakes … is kind of a giant distraction.”
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