According to a NBC News report, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is gaining traction on the list of Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidates.

The outlet cited “six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee’s search for a running mate.”

Other contenders cited in the report include: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and Ben Carson.

“The list is long, and it’s extremely early in any kind of process,” a Trump adviser said, according to NBC News.

“No one has been directly reached out to yet, and I do not expect that for some time.”

It’s important to take all of these VP reports with a grain of salt.

Unless the news comes from Trump himself, it’s purely speculation.

Per NBC News:

In other words, Rubio, the Miami-born son of working-class Cuban immigrants, looks good on paper and on television — a powerful combination for Trump.

“It’s pretty clear from Trump’s orbit that Rubio is in play,” said a veteran Florida GOP operative. “It makes sense because he checks almost every box if they can get past both being from Florida.”

The Constitution prohibits electors from voting for a president and a vice president from their own states.

“The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves,” Article II, Section I, Clause 3 reads.

But that didn’t stop Dick Cheney, a longtime Texan, from changing his residence to Wyoming in 2000 so he could run with Texan George W. Bush.

It’s not clear whether Rubio would be interested in moving to be vice president, and he has raised the Constitution as a possible impediment — without fully ruling out the No. 2 slot — before.

“We’re both from the same state, so that’s probably not going to work that way,” Rubio said when he was asked about joining a Trump ticket on Fox News in January.

Numerous people expressed discontent over the Florida senator potentially being Trump’s running mate.

“Marco Rubio and Mike Pence are basically the same person. I don’t see why Trump would pick him. The news report seems fake to me,” Joey Mannarino wrote.

WarClandestine called Rubio a “rat” and shared a clip from the senator questioning Victoria Nuland about Ukraine biolabs.

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In related news, an earlier report said Trump wrote off Vivek Ramaswamy as a vice presidential candidate.

Vivek Ramaswamy Reportedly Out Of Vice President Consideration, Potentially A Different Role In Trump Administration

Another report claimed President Trump’s top concern when it comes to choosing a VP candidate is abortion.

President Trump’s “Top Concern” For VP Pick Unveiled In New Report – TWO Potential Candidates Ruled Out?

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