Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed the list of running mate candidates who will join his campaign, but made it abundantly clear that the running mate will serve as No. 2 in the leadership role.
President Trump has named his long-rumored running mate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), as his top candidate for the 2024 race.
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“He was so great. He was such a great advocate,” President Trump told Fox News' Laura Ingraham during a town hall event Tuesday night. “He's been much better to me than he has been to himself. I've been watching his campaign, and he doesn't like to talk about himself, but does he talk about Trump?”
Scott ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race in November. He then heavily disparaged former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and endorsed Trump days before last month's New Hampshire primary.
The Palmetto state senator was in attendance with President Trump at the Fox News town hall in Greenville. He is scheduled to join Trump on another tour of South Carolina on Friday.
Other running mate candidates include former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who also appeared in South Carolina early Tuesday. Rep. Byron Donald (R-Florida), former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) also confirmed Tuesday that Trump is one of their running mate candidates.
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When asked about the timing of his decision to choose a vice presidential candidate, President Trump said, “What always surprises me is that the choice of vice president has no impact whatsoever.'' “No matter who the president is.”
But President Trump quickly acknowledged that the role was a “very important position.”
“Honestly, all of these people are good, all of them are good, they're solid,” Trump said of the list of Republicans who might join his campaign. “And I always say I want someone with common sense, because there's so much going on in this country that doesn't make sense.”
