Donald Trump reportedly will announce his vice president Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET at the Republican National Convention.

The top VP contenders heading into the convention reportedly include:

  • Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH)
  • Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum

However, only Trump himself knows who the individual will be.

Fox News’ Bret Baier reported that Donald Trump will announce his vice president today at the Republic National Convention.

“He did confirm that he’s going to make a VP choice today,” Baier said.

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Per ABC News:

Former President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier on Monday morning that he will announce his pick for vice president on Monday.

The decision will come after months of speculation about who his running mate will be.

There will be a roll call vote on the presidential ticket, which includes the vice president, on Monday at the RNC.

According to Col. Douglas Macgregor, an anonymous source said J.D. Vance is set to become Trump’s running mate.

“Anonymous source reveals Trump will announce JD Vance as his VP pick at 4:30pm EST. What are your thoughts on JD Vance?” MacGregor wrote.

Vance was seen departing his Cincinnati, Ohio, home in a motorcade.

“JD Vance spotted leaving his home in a motorcade Is he going to be Vice President? If so, he would be a strong deterrent against the Deep State trying to remove Trump,” DC Draino wrote.

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From the Associated Press:

It remains unclear whether the assassination attempt on Trump Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president’s thinking about his potential second-in-command. But he told Fox News Channel host Bret Baier in a call that he planned to make his pick Monday, the anchor said on air.

The roll call vote to nominate that person is expected to take place Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the schedule who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The person cautioned that Trump could always change his mind.

Trump is believed to have narrowed his list to three candidates: Ohio Sen. JD Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. All come with different benefits and vulnerabilities.

Vance is perhaps most ideologically aligned with the former president and would energize his base. At age 39, he would add a millennial contrast to the older men at the top of their parties’ tickets. But he has served in the Senate for less than two years.

Burgum would bring business acumen and a steady hand, though Trump has noted his signing of a highly restrictive abortion law could be a drawback.

Rubio is seen in the party as a respected voice on policy, and his background — as the son of Cuban immigrants and a Spanish speaker — could help Trump appeal to Latino voters. He could also help draw more moderate and establishment-minded voters and donors turned off by Trump’s coarse rhetoric. But Rubio’s candidacy is complicated by the fact that he lives in Florida, like Trump, and would likely need to move.

 

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