According to Daily Caller, a New York Times reporter believes there is substance to the rumors of Tucker Carlson possibly being Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

The outlet said political correspondent Maggie Haberman made the comments during a podcast interview released on Monday.

Daily Caller reports:

Political correspondent Maggie Haberman said during an interview on the Dispatch podcast that Trump was planning to assemble loyalists for a potential administration should he win the upcoming presidential election. Podcast host Jamie Weinstein then asked her about the rumors that Trump could pick Carlson, a co-founder of the Daily Caller and Daily Caller News Foundation, as his running mate.

“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. I know that might sound unbelievable based on what we’ve seen from Trump historically, but Trump’s current political team is the best — at least as a non-incumbent — that he’s had, and there’s just a different level of control.” Carlson’s show with Fox News amassed huge ratings before the network announced his departure on April 24. After his departure, the ratings for the replacement show, “Fox News at Night,” declined until the network announced that Jesse Watters would move his show from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to replace Carlson’s show.

“The risk with Tucker Carlson and Trump is that Tucker Carlson’s a very big star in his own right, and I’m not sure how Trump would contend with that,” Haberman said in the interview.

In recent weeks, we’ve seen hints the former Fox News host may be Donald Trump’s VP pick.

While talking on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show,” President Trump spoke about potentially having Tucker Carlson be his Vice President.

President Trump said, “I like Tucker a lot. I guess I would consider him. He’s got great common sense.”

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At UFC 295 in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Donald Trump entered the arena alongside Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock, and Dana White.

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“Tucker Carlson as VP pick? The debate against cackling Kamala is reason alone to make this happen,” Donald Trump Jr. said.

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