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Kari Lake among 4 women Trump's considering for VP pick

  

Category:  News & Politics

Via:  jbb  •  last year  •  25 comments

By:   Mike Allen (Axios)

Kari Lake among 4 women Trump's considering for VP pick
Trump is already gaming out the general election in November 2024 — and knows he has a massive weakness.

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Kari Lake of Arizona kisses a portrait of former President Trump after speaking at CPAC in National Harbor, Md., on Friday. Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Former President Trump is strongly considering picking a female running mate — and sees Kari Lake as a model for his vice-presidential pick, according to people who discussed the topic with him.

Why it matters: Trump is already gaming out the general election in November 2024 — and knows he has a massive weakness with the white suburban women he would need to beat President Biden.

Lake, a former TV anchor who lost her race for Arizona governor in November, meets Trump's most important qualification for a No. 2:

  • She has shown she's willing to defend him vociferously, no matter the issue or controversy.
  • But Trump friends say Lake carries a big downside: He wants no risk that his running mate could outshine him. Lake would be assumed to be angling for president from the day she entered the White House. She made a political trip to Iowa last month.
  • And of course losing her winnable governor's race (which she challenged) hurts her mojo.

Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said: "Anyone who thinks they know what President Trump is going to do is seriously misinformed and trying to curry favor with 'potential' V.P. candidates."

  • "President Trump will choose his running mate on his own time, and those who are playing the media game are doing so at their own peril."

Between the lines: The characteristics Trump is most looking for are, ironically, quite like former Vice President Pence, with whom he's no longer on speaking terms.

  • Trump wants someone who is unfailingly loyal — and bland enough that they don't steal any spotlight.

Some close to Trump think Nikki Haley — former South Carolina governor, and his ambassador to the UN — might be the best fit.

  • She's his best-known declared opponent for the GOP nomination. He calculates she doesn't take a single vote from him.

Another strong fit might be Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was Trump's White House press secretary.

  • Trump recently asked her for an endorsement in the presidential race and she demurred, as the N.Y. Times' Maggie Haberman reported.
  • But Sanders left an opening to embrace Trump if he looks like a winner.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem also is frequently mentioned by Trump confidants as having strong veep potential.


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JBB
Professor Principal
1  seeder  JBB    last year

Team Trump is confidently vetting his VP picks!

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
1.1  Ozzwald  replied to  JBB @1    last year
Team Trump is confidently vetting his VP picks!

By vetting, do you mean providing a pillow for them so they don't get carpet burns on their knees?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.1  Tessylo  replied to  Ozzwald @1.1    last year

They have their knee pads for that.

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
1.1.2  Ozzwald  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.1    last year
They have their knee pads for that.

You really think Trump would pay for knee pads?  Only if they came free with his Happy Meals.

 
 
 
Eat The Press Do Not Read It
PhD Guide
1.2  Eat The Press Do Not Read It  replied to  JBB @1    last year

Great: Deaf and Dumb, a "Honey Bun" for VP! TRUMP IS DESPERATE! Does that CON ever change his strategy, or is he always cruising the streets for new talent?

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
1.2.1  Ozzwald  replied to  Eat The Press Do Not Read It @1.2    last year
Deaf and Dumb, a "Honey Bun" for VP!

Look what it did for McCain.  In fact, does Trump know that Palin is single and available?

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
1.2.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  Ozzwald @1.2.1    last year

She's too old for him

 
 
 
goose is back
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1.3  goose is back  replied to  JBB @1    last year
Team Trump is confidently vetting his VP picks!

Oh, let's talk about vetting and the current VP that makes Dan Quayle look like Albert Einstein.   

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
1.3.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  goose is back @1.3    last year

OMG! I actually agree with you!

She was and is a bad choice

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2  Buzz of the Orient    last year

Has he picked his choice of prison yet?

 
 
 
Eat The Press Do Not Read It
PhD Guide
2.1  Eat The Press Do Not Read It  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @2    last year

His aide told my "sauces" that T-Drump is reviewing all the offers, but prefers the "Executive Suite" at Riker Island. 

 
 
 
JBB
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2.2  seeder  JBB  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @2    last year

The FCA Terre Haute, IN has prepared a place.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
2.2.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  JBB @2.2    last year

I hear there's a great Supermax vacation facility in Colorado....somewhere....

 
 
 
devangelical
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2.2.2  devangelical  replied to  Trout Giggles @2.2.1    last year

canon city.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
2.2.3  Trout Giggles  replied to  devangelical @2.2.2    last year

Thank-you. Is that out in the middle of no where? Seems we went past it when we were driving up I-25 our of Texas. Close to Colorado Springs?

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
2.2.4  devangelical  replied to  Trout Giggles @2.2.3    last year

southwest of the springs. it's a prison town with several.

 
 
 
Hallux
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2.3  Hallux  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @2    last year

If so, it will be no worse than Conrad Black's digs.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2.3.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Hallux @2.3    last year

Taking into consideration he was a past POTUS, maybe he will simply be restricted to the Mar a Logo property, so able to live in his home and play golf.  Canada was very considerate with the CFO of Huawei when she was detained.  She was allowed to live in one of her Vancouver mansions and could go out anywhere in Vancouver provided she wore an anklet GPS transmitter and was accompanied by a police chaperone.  I can't see Trump being deposited into the general prison population. 

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3  Trout Giggles    last year
Another strong fit might be Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was Trump's White House press secretary.

Take her! Take her!

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
3.1  devangelical  replied to  Trout Giggles @3    last year

she and ginny thomas can pull the funeral wagon down pennsylvania avenue when the time comes...

 
 
 
Hallux
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4  Hallux    last year

Kellyanne and George are getting divorced ... Donald/Kellyanne v. Joe/George 2024?

 
 
 
Kavika
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5  Kavika     last year

Kari Lake will have to resign the governorship that she won in AZ before accepting the VP nod. /s

 
 
 
afrayedknot
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5.1  afrayedknot  replied to  Kavika @5    last year

So draining the swamp was not enough… now they must drain the lake. 

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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6  Trout Giggles    last year

Is it just me or does it look like Kari is grabbing trmp's ample ass in that photo?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
6.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Trout Giggles @6    last year

or picking his pocket

 
 

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