Thread: Trump narrows VP choice down to three

Fox News Suspends Newt Gingrich's Contract Amid Trump VP Speculation
Variety‎ - 9 hours ago

Speculation that Newt Gingrich could be Donald Trump's vice presidential pick has ...

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich are pro amnesty. Gingrich's last Presidential campaign collapsed after he came out in support of Dream Act Amnesty and Mike Pence is the guy responsible for the trickiest form of amnesty ever... the touch back amnesty or "Pence Plan" where illegals leave for a few days then come back in legal to satisfy the current laws.

W

Unfortunately Trump has offered up a variation of the Pence's touchback plan. I'd certainly like to see him walk that one back.

Now I'm hearing Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, Mike Pence, and two other "secret" candidates. A lot of talk floating around. Which news media outlet to believe is the real challenge.

I guess we'll know when we know.

Originally Posted by MW

. . . Which news media outlet to believe is the real challenge.

They're all just guessing.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

They're all just guessing.

To a certain degree, I believe you're right. However, the so-called 'insiders' seem to be constantly leaking information. Perhaps that is their intention.

Trump, family meet at Pence's home amid VP speculation

Published July 13, 2016 FoxNews.com

Donald Trump and family dropped in for a visit Wednesday morning with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, fueling already heated speculation that the state's conservative chief executive is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's choice for vice president.

But that didn’t necessarily rule out other short-listers, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. After Trump met with Pence, he met with Gingrich at an Indianapolis hotel. NBC News reported Christie also met with members of Trump’s family on Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, was thought to still be narrowing her short-list of candidates -- with speculation Wednesday focusing on the possibility of selecting a running mate with extensive military experience.

Trump met with Pence after the two campaigned together Tuesday night. Trump's daughter, Ivanka and her husband, Jared, were among those who visited Pence at his residence on Wednesday.

Pence reportedly is among the final few Trump is considering as a running mate.

“Everyone here is acting as if it is happening and Pence is the pick,” Indiana Republican strategist Pete Seat told FoxNews.com last weekend.

Pence is viewed as a steady conservative who may help calm nervous Republicans who have become jumpy over Trump’s style -- and who may be an effective counter to Trump’s fiery temperament.
Trump said in a Tuesday interview with the Wall Street Journal that Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions still was being considered. He told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly Tuesday that he had "a pretty good idea" of his pick.

Still, he challenged reports that he was planning a Friday announcement as fewer people tend to watch the news that day.

"When I heard I was doing it on Friday, I was saying, I wonder if those people know me very well," Trump said of his campaign staff.

Speculation over who Clinton will pick is more broad.

Sources on Tuesday told Fox News that Clinton’s camp was vetting former NATO leader and retired Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis.

The New York Times first reported that the retired four-star admiral and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe was being vetted, with sources saying Clinton was likely to seek someone with military experience on the short-list.

Others, however, were skeptical about the possibility of picking Stavridis, with the reports seen as a possible counter to Donald Trump’s consideration of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, California Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have all been floated as potential VP picks for Clinton.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016...eculation.html

Originally Posted by MW

To a certain degree, I believe you're right. However, the so-called 'insiders' seem to be constantly leaking information. Perhaps that is their intention.

They get free media coverage to help build excitement and suspense in the days leading up to the convention, when really nothing much is happening.

Trump expected to leak VP pick before scheduled CBS reveal

New York Post‎

by ALEX SWOYER
13 Jul 2016
Washington, DC

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) — who is an advisor to presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and rumored to be on his short list for vice president (VP) — is reportedly en route to meet with the billionaire in Indiana on Wednesday afternoon.

Trump is also holding meetings with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Gov. Mike Pence in Indiana — who are also on Trump’s short list for VP — on Wednesday, according to several reports.

John Santucci ✔ @JTSantucci
Sources close to Trump tell @ABC Trump Family meeting with Pence went "very well". Sources say no job offer as of now
8:18 AM - 13 Jul 2016

John Santucci ✔ @JTSantucci
The meetings continue - Sources tell @ABC Trump and the family in a meeting with Gingrich now - Sessions on his way to Indiana for similar
9:30 AM - 13 Jul 2016

Chad Pergram ✔ @ChadPergram
Sen Sessions didn't vote on 1 vote in Senate this am. Fox told is is en route to meet with Trump in Indiana.
9:26 AM - 13 Jul 2016

Greta Van Susteren ✔ @greta
the intrigue builds... @johnrobertsFox confirms Senator Sessions headed to Indiana to meet with @realDonaldTrump
9:33 AM - 13 Jul 2016

According to Showtime’s The Circus, Trump arrived at Pence’s residence Wednesday morning.

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presid...trump-indiana/

Possible VP choices Newt Gingrich and Jeff Sessions head to Indiana

CBS News‎