We’re all wondering who will be Donald Trump’s running mate. There is a lot of speculation, for some hope, that he will choose Ron DeSantis as his running mate. In a recent interview, he seemed to hint that it may be a possibility.
In response, Trump did not dismiss the idea and instead played down any suggestions that there’s a rift in the pair’s relationship following continuing speculation DeSantis wants to challenge for the presidency, setting up a potential fight against his longtime ally for the GOP nomination.
“Well I get along with him. I was very responsible for his success because I endorsed him [for Florida governor] and he went up like a rocket ship,” Trump said.
But can there be a presidential and vice presidential on the same ticket that is from the same state? Constitutional scholar, Kevin Wagner, says there isn’t anything in the constitution that stops people running for office, that is from the same state, to run as President and Vice President. It has happened in the past as well.
“It did briefly surface as an issue in 2000, when George W. Bush from Texas picked Dick Cheney, who had been living in Texas, to be his running mate. Four days before he was chosen by Bush, Cheney simply changed his residency to Wyoming, from where he had served in Congress.
According to some news outlets, there were arguments between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. They’ve both had to deny these rumors. Donald Trump even called it “fake news.”
In response, Trump denied the reports of tension between him and DeSantis as “fake news.” DeSantis’ press secretary Christina Pushaw also dismissed the suggestions as “fabricated media narrative.”
Will there be a Trump/DeSantis pairing? Or will they go against each other GOP nomination in 2024? All we can do is speculate until an official announcement is made.
While Trump and DeSantis are considered the two main frontrunners for the GOP nomination in 2024, the former president is by far the favourite to clinch it should they both run.
Source Newsweek
