Donald Trump Tells Fox News He Will Make His VP Choice Today

Donald Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier that he will “make a VP choice today,” with the announcement expected soon after that.

On air, Baier relayed a phone conversation he had with Trump this morning, as he recovers from an assassination attempt and celebrated a judge’s ruling dismissing the criminal classified documents case against him.

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Speculation has centered on three potential picks: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). For weeks, they have been at the center of media attention and profiles, even though other names have been floated since it was clear that Trump had secured the nomination. They include Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. There even has been some attention to former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump’s chief rival for the nomination, as a kind of unifying ticket, although that is still considered a longshot. Haley was recently added to the list of speakers at the GOP convention in Milwaukee. The RNC starts this afternoon.

The last time a major presidential contender announced a running mate after the start of a convention was in 1988, when then-Vice President George Bush picked Dan Quayle as his running mate.

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