Former President
Donald Trump is beginning to focus on his running mate shortlist and has also picked out a few names for some key cabinet positions, a report claimed. As the presumptive
Republican nominee, Trump is not waiting until the July 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to begin making personnel designs for a second term, reported Tuesday. According to the outlet, which cited numerous sources in Trump’s inner circle, the country’s 45th president has eliminated venture capitalist as a potential vice president but does want to offer him a vital role in his administration if he is elected in November. Bloomberg reporters Jennifer Jacobs and Justin Sink claimed Trump has already informed Ramaswamy he will not be selected as a running mate. Sources said Trump’s closest aides see the 38-year-old as a natural choice to lead . “Some Trump allies see Ramaswamy as ideal for the
Job because they say he excels at public speaking and, as an Indian-American son of an
immigrant, could neutralize criticism of sweeping
immigration restrictions,” Jacobs and Sink reported. Per the reporters, Trump wants a running mate who will thrive behind the scenes and not be interested in being front and center. Bloomberg claimed has thus far found the search for a potential vice president difficult. “Trump has confided to close advisers and allies that none of the names circulating as potential running mates have impressed him much,” Jacobs and Sink reported. “His list of options has only grown longer, not shorter, according to people close to the former president.” Some of the names floated lack a national profile or have questionable loyalties in the GOP — including Republican Sen. of
Alabama, who Trump supporters reportedly view as too close to
Senate Minority Leader . Trump is said to have the ear of many people close to him who are weighing in on the matter in order to help him make the right decision. One person not expected to join a hypothetical second
Trump Administration is Republican Gov. of
Florida, the report claimed. Per Bloomberg, Trump and DeSantis recently had a very cordial phone conversation, but Trump is still peeved by the governor’s bid for the GOP nomination. DeSantis his campaign in January after the Iowa caucuses. Along with Ramsawmy, some prospective cabinet officials include North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Republican Rep. of
New York and and Robert Lighthize, who served as the Trump administration’s U.S. Trade Representative from 2017 to 2021. Metrics for evaluating candidates, per Bloomberg, include “ideological compatibility,” “loyalty,” and “perceived electoral power.” One crucial position Trump wants to fill with the right person if he regains power later this year is the role of , Bloomberg reported. Two names said to be on Trump’s shortlist for that role are Republican Sens. of
Texas and of
Utah. Trump adviser Jason Miller did not deny there are high-level discussions regarding who could work in another Trump administration, but he cautioned people not to believe everything they might read on the matter. “Apparently somebody has decided to list out everyone who has ever met
President Trump and is now speculating as to their potential participation in a second Trump administration,” Miller said in a statement. He concluded, “The truth is that unless you hear it directly from President Trump or his campaign, this is all b.s.” We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Want to know who is part of what is billed as “the leading international network researching the nexus between extremism and gaming?” The Extremism and Gaming Research Network no longer […]