{"id":1975917,"date":"2023-07-18T07:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-responds-with-2-words-when-asked-whether-hed-be-trumps-vp\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T07:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:55:50","slug":"congressman-responds-with-2-words-when-asked-whether-hed-be-trumps-vp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-responds-with-2-words-when-asked-whether-hed-be-trumps-vp\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman&#8217;s succinct response to VP question: &#8220;No comment.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongressman-responds-with-2-words-when-asked-whether-hed-be-trumps-vp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If Rep.\u2063 Byron Donalds of\u200c Florida\u200d is\u200c Donald\u2064 Trump\u2019s \u200cchoice for running\u200c mate, \u2062should \u200bthe former president \u2062win the \u20632024 \u200dpresidential\u2062 nomination, Donalds \u2064had two words about whether he\u2019d accept: \u201cOf course.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Donalds, who was\u200d first \u200celected\u200b in 2020, entered\u2064 into \u2062the \u200cTrump veepstakes \u200bafter his \u2064appearance\u2064 on CNN\u2063 following\u200c Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">town hall<\/a> \u2063on \u200bthe \u200bnetwork\u200b May 11.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/12\/exclusive-byron-donalds-would-of-course-accept-vp-role-if-trump-offered-you-could-really-help-shape-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a>, after\u2064 he \u200csaid that \u200dmoderator \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-interviewed-kaitlan-collins-years-cnn-town-hall-said-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">Kaitlan Collins<\/a> had spent \u201cmore time\u2064 interjecting\u2064 her own viewpoints\u201d\u2064 into\u2062 the \u2062event \u200cand \u200bwas\u200b interrupted, he responded, \u201cAre you guys now\u2063 going \u2063to \u200binterject your opinions on\u200b me or \u200cdo I \u2064get a \u200bchance?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then,\u200d later\u2062 in\u200d the month, his House\u200c GOP colleague \u200bRep. Tim Burchett\u2063 of Tennessee asked\u2062 people \u200cto \u200b\u201c[r]etweet this if you think my friend\u200d @RepDonaldsPress \u200b@ByronDonalds\u200d would\u200b make \u2062a great choice \u2062for \u200cVice President.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u200bdir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Retweet \u2063this if \u200byou \u2062think my \u200bfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldsPress?\">@RepDonaldsPress<\/a> <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronDonalds?\">@ByronDonalds<\/a> \u2064would make \u2062a great \u2063choice \u200bfor\u2063 Vice\u200b President.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Burchett (@timburchett) \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timburchett\/status\/1661357044761341955?\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Burchett\u200b told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/inside-the-push-to-make-rep-byron-donalds-donald-trumps-veep-pick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u200b Daily \u2064Beast<\/a>\u2062 that\u200b his tweet \u2063came \u201cfrom\u2063 the heart\u201d and\u200c that \u2064he believed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-byron-donalds-conducts-master-class-dealing-hostile-cnn-personalities\/\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\" \u200brel=\"noopener\">Donalds<\/a> \u200bwas \u200can\u200d \u201cexcellent \u2063legislator\u200d \u2026 young enough\u201d to \u200cdo\u2063 the job \u2014 and with \u200ca \u200cgreat\u2063 backstory, to boot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cByron is\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-biggest-winner-of-impeachment-trial-says-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"Lara Trump \u2018Biggest Winner\u2019 Of Impeachment Trial, Says Lindsey Graham\">dear friend<\/a>, \u200cand \u2062he\u200c is the\u2062 American\u2062 dream,\u201d Burchett said. \u201cHe\u2062 came\u200c up with \u2063nothing and had \u2064a good mama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another\u2063 one\u200d of Donalds\u2019\u2063 GOP House \u200dcolleagues\u200b \u2014\u2063 Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-dems-throw-floor-temper-tantrum-schiff-officially-censured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna \u2062Paulina Luna<\/a>,\u2062 also of Florida \u2014\u2064 seemed\u2064 to \u200cagree,\u2062 tweeting a picture of\u2062 Trump \u200band \u200dDonalds \u200bon Monday, \u2062along with the caption, \u201cThe\u2063 Donalds 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote\u2062 class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u2063dir=\"ltr\"\u2064 lang=\"en\">The Donalds 2024 <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xa4Dg0Usem\">pic.twitter.com\/Xa4Dg0Usem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna Paulina \u200dLuna (@realannapaulina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realannapaulina\/status\/1680966488755253250?\">July 17,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, Donalds told \u2063Breitbart he \u2064would be\u2063 more\u200b than\u200b willing \u2063to accept should \u2064the nod come his way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf \u200dit\u2063 came\u2064 up?\u200b Oh yeah, \u2062of course, \u2063because you have the \u2062opportunity \u2063to do\u200c really \u200bpowerful things \u2062for the country \u200dand really \u200chelp \u200bshape\u200b the country,\u201d\u200d Donalds said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m a\u200b member\u2062 of \u2063Congress. I\u2062 just\u200b do \u2064my job. \u2062I\u200d let\u2063 everybody else \u200bspeculate on \u2064the other stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s an \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-slams-tucker-goes-quiet-after-carlson-hits-him-with-a-simple-request\/\" title=\"Christie criticizes Tucker, stays silent after Carlson's straightforward appeal.\">awful\u200b lot<\/a> \u2062of \u2062speculation as to\u2063 who a second-in-command would \u2062be. \u200cOne assumes\u2062 Mike Pence isn\u2019t \u200bgoing to\u2063 be applying \u200dfor a\u2063 second\u2064 go \u200bat\u200d the gig \u2063when \u2063(and \u2062almost \u2063<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pence-gets-terrible-news-clash-tucker-deathblow-campaign\/\"\u2062 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certainly not\u00a0<em>if<\/em><\/a>) his campaign sputters \u200bto \u200da \u2063halt,\u200b leaving him\u2062 plenty of time\u200d to \u2063pontificate on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously,\u200d Trump might\u200c <em>not<\/em>\u200b be the nominee \u2014 but \u200cwhen\u2063 a\u2062 former president is\u200b at over 50\u200d percent in\u200b the <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>\u2063 polling \u200baverage \u2063and \u200bthe \u200donly \u200dreal\u2063 challenger anyone \u200bseemed\u200c to foresee to his renomination is failing\u2064 to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-elizabeth-warren-claims-filibuster-has-deep-roots-in-racism\/\" title=\"Senator Elizabeth Warren Claims Filibuster \u2018Has Deep Roots In Racism\u2019\">gain ground<\/a> \u200band <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-desantis-echoes-trump-shakes-campaign-staff-amid-poor-polls-cash-burn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shaking\u200d up<\/a> his own \u2063campaign \u2063\u2014 \u200dit\u2019s not unreasonable\u2064 to start\u2064 asking the question.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-4-women-vp-shortlist-kari-lake-one-report\/\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One report<\/a> earlier \u200cthis \u2062year \u200chad four \u2064women at the\u2064 top of \u200cthe president\u2019s shortlist: \u2064Former U.S.\u2064 ambassador to the \u200cUnited Nations \u2063and\u2064 South \u200cCarolina Gov. \u200dNikki Haley, also a 2024 GOP nomination \u2063candidate;\u2064 current South Dakota\u200b Gov. Kristi \u200bNoem; 2022 Arizona \u2064GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari \u2064Lake; and former \u200bTrump-era White House\u200c press secretary\u2063 and current\u200d Arkansas Gov. Sarah \u2064Huckabee Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>On Fox\u200d News\u2019 \u200b\u201cSunday \u2062Morning\u2063 Futures,\u201d Trump\u2063 said he\u200d was open\u2063 to picking one of \u200chis primary rivals as his\u2062 running mate,\u2063 according \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/07\/16\/donald-trump-vice-president-candidate-2024\/70418225007\/\" \u2063target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 Trump declined\u200b to\u200d name\u2063 names,\u2063 saying\u2062 he didn\u2019t\u2063 want \u2063to\u200d \u201cembarrass\u2063 them,\u201d Pence \u2062has \u2064unofficially ruled himself out by the very\u2062 act\u2062 of\u2062 running against \u2064his \u200dformer\u200c boss. Trump\u2019s main\u2063 challenger, Florida \u2062Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-considers-key-gop-player-trump-criticized-disloyalty-running-mate\/\" \u200dtarget=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">Ron \u200cDeSantis<\/a>, has officially ruled himself out\u2063 \u2014 telling a podcast last\u200d week he\u2019s \u2064\u201cnot\u200b a No. \u200b2 \u2062guy,\u201d \u200caccording\u200b to <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/12\/us\/politics\/desantis-trump-vp.html\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u2064New York \u200bTimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, one \u2063of the \u2063same\u200d disincentives to \u200cpicking DeSantis for Trump \u2064pointed out\u2063 by \u2063the Times would also exist for \u200cDonalds:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 12th\u2064 Amendment \u2064to\u2064 the Constitution\u200c forbids \u2062members of the Electoral College from voting\u2062 for\u200c a president \u200cand \u200dvice-president\u2064 who are both from the same state\u200b as themselves. \u2063So if\u2063 Mr. \u2063Trump picked Mr. \u200cDeSantis, or \u2063another\u200b Florida \u2064resident like Mayor\u200d Francis Suarez of \u200cMiami, who is also\u2064 in\u2062 the race,\u2063 he would forfeit the state\u2019s 30 \u200celectoral \u2063votes,\u201d \u2062noted \u200cthe Times\u2019 \u2064Nicholas Nehamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne\u200b solution: Mr. Trump,\u2063 who \u2064switched \u200chis\u200c residency\u200b to Florida ahead \u2063of the \u20632020\u2063 election, \u2063could change it back \u200bto\u200b New\u200c York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, it might just be easier \u200dfor Trump to pick one\u200c of\u200d the more\u2064 friendly \u200bcandidates \u2064he runs against during the 2024 \u200bprimaries.<\/p>\n<p>Aside \u200dfrom Haley, businessman \u2062and\u200d conservative activist <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-lands-miami-support-trump-drops-fiery-ultimatum-2024-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2063 rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> \u2062has been the surprise breakout\u2062 of the\u2063 pre-debate season\u2062 and\u200c finds \u200chimself \u2062in fourth \u2064place in \u2063the RealClearPolitics polling \u2064aggregate \u2062\u2014 \u200bbehind Trump, DeSantis and Pence\u2064 \u2014\u2063 and \u200bSouth Carolina Sen. Tim \u2063Scott is\u2063 reportedly \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-asks-tim-scott-toughest-question-elite-will-absolutely-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poised \u2062for \u200da\u2063 breakout<\/a> \u200damong\u2062 major donors.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, \u200dthere\u2019s \u2063no shortage\u200d of people who will take up the\u2062 No. \u200c2 position, should\u2062 Trump \u200dwin \u200cthe \u2063nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d real \u200dquestion\u200c is \u2062whether\u200d Donalds\u2019 profile-raising appearances \u200don cable \u2064news and increasing importance\u200b in \u200bthe House GOP\u2062 caucus put\u200d him on the \u200bformer president\u2019s\u200c radar for\u200c a running \u200bmate.<\/p>\n<p>So far, things\u200b seem\u200b to be\u2063 <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-makes-major-progress-switches-15-gop-reps-side-names\/\" \u2062target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trending in \u2063that\u2063 direction<\/a>\u2062 \u2014 but it\u2019s a \u200blong\u200b way to the\u2064 GOP\u2062 convention next \u2063summer. And\u200d Trump\u2063 has \u200dto win\u2062 the \u2063nomination firsrt.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 post\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-responds-2-words-asked-whether-trumps-vp\/\">Congressman Responds with 2 Words When Asked Whether\u2064 He&#8217;d\u200d Be\u2063 Trump&#8217;s VP<\/a>\u2064 appeared\u2064 first on <a\u2064 rel=\"nofollow\" \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200b Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida is chosen as Donald Trump&#8217;s running mate in the 2024 presidential nomination, he stated that he would accept without hesitation. 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