2024-01-19 09:06:00
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Washington DC – The Republican primaries are still ongoing in the USA. But around the clear favorite, speculation about who will fill the vice presidency has long since begun: Who will Donald Trump put on the “Grand Old Party” ticket for the 2024 US election?
The only thing that is certain so far is that Donald Trump needs a new name. Mike Pence, with whom the ex-president moved into the White House after his victory in 2016 and lost in 2020, is no longer available. The former Vice President made this clear after the events on January 6, 2021, when Trump supporters marched in front of the Capitol in Washington DC with self-made gallows in their hands and the battle cry “Hang Mike Pence” on their lips.
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Speculation about Donald Trump’s vice presidential decision
But now, as we know, Trump is running again. For this he needs a running mate. And as long as Trump doesn’t answer this question, new hats will end up in the ring. Some are thrown by the media, others by experts or party members.
The US Magazine Politico recently reported on the debate within Republicans over the best choice for the vice presidency. Lindsey Graham, party veteran, Trump supporter and senator from South Carolina, spoke out in favor of Nikki Haley’s nomination. The former UN ambassador is currently running against Trump in the US primaries. The list of names appearing on US TV NBC, CNN and ABC circulating, is long and includes, among other things:
Tucker Carlson (2nd from left) accompanied by Marjorie Taylor Green, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. (Archive image) © IMAGO/PETER FOLEY
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- Doug Burgum, Governor of the US state of North Dakota
- Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota
- Tim Scott, Senator aus South Carolina
- Marsha Blackburn, Senator from Tennessee
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas and former Trump press secretary
- Katie Britt, Senator from Alabama
- Glenn Youngkin, Gouverneur von Virginia
- Elise Stefanik, House Representative from New York
- J.D. Vance, Senator aus Ohio
- Ben Carson, Ex-Minister in der Trump-Administration
- Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and failed Republican presidential candidate
- Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State in the Trump administration
As if that wasn’t enough, Donald Trump’s family is now also weighing in with suggestions. This is what happened during an interview with Donald Trump Jr. The ex-president’s eldest son appeared on the ultra-right TV station on Thursday Newsmax a. Moderator Rob Finnerty quickly steered the conversation to the question of the vice presidency by bringing up a former colleague: Tucker Carlson, once the most successful TV presenter in US political evening programming – until his station kicked him out Fox News suddenly showed up at the door under mysterious and still unexplained circumstances.
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Donald Trump Jr. endorses Tucker Carlson for vice president
Trump Jr. reacted with enthusiasm to the idea of the ex-moderator as the new vice president. It would be clear that Carlson’s name would be mentioned. “They both like each other very much and I think they agree on almost all issues,” said the son of the possible Republican candidate. For example, both would “end the never-ending wars.” For Trump Jr., Carlson is a clear challenger in the fight for his father’s favor – and one whose name he would most like to read on the ballot next to his father’s.
Donald Trump Jr., here in the US primaries, has a clear opinion about who his father should make as his vice presidential candidate. © IMAGO/Cody Scanlan/The Register
From Donald Trump Jr.’s point of view, the situation is completely different with candidates from the much-maligned “political establishment” from the capital – even if they are party members. “The Republicans in Washington DC are weak,” said Trump Jr., but for the position of vice president you have to be “aggressive” and a “fighter,” said the ex-president’s eldest son. Trump Jr. particularly declined in conversation Newsmax the highly rated Nikki Haley. He would do “everything in my power” to prevent her calling by his father.
Just not Nikki Haley, says Donald Trump Jr.
However, this is not even up for debate yet. First, Trump has to prevail in the Republican primaries. Polls on the so-called primaries see him way ahead. In the first election in the US state of Iowa, he confirmed the forecasts and celebrated a clear victory against the remaining competition, namely Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Haley. The next round takes place on Tuesday (January 23) in New Hampshire. There, Haley is considered Trump’s fiercest competitor. (dil)
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