Former President Donald Trump’s weekend donor retreat is being billed as a vice presidential audition as the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee weighs his running mate options.
Trump has suggested in interviews he will be making a decision “closer to Wisconsin time,” meaning the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this July.
While former Vice President Mike Pence might be seen as a cautionary tale for potential Trump understudies, the job is nevertheless attractive to ambitious Republicans. If Trump wins in November, he will be constitutionally ineligible to seek a third term, and his vice president will have an inside track for the 2028 GOP nomination.
The different names being floated in the Trump veepstakes bring their advantages and disadvantages. Here are a few of the factors Trump will have to consider as
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