{"id":2026821,"date":"2023-09-09T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T18:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-from-gop-holdout-will-she-be-his-vp\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T18:36:12","slug":"donald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-from-gop-holdout-will-she-be-his-vp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-from-gop-holdout-will-she-be-his-vp\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump gains crucial GOP endorsement &#8211; Potential VP pick?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdonald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-from-gop-holdout-will-she-be-his-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=2026821&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>Donald Trump \u200cSecures Massive Endorsement from GOP Holdout &#8211; Will\u200c She Be His VP?<\/h2>\n<p>South Dakota\u2063 Gov. \u200cKristi Noem endorsing Donald \u2062Trump \u2062for \u200cpresident in 2024 might not be the biggest surprise\u200c in the world \u2014 \u200cbut the way the announcement was made could be a sign of something larger.<\/p>\n<p>At a party \u200dfundraiser in Rapid City on Friday, Noem promised\u200d she would \u201cdo everything I can to help [Trump] win and\u200b save this country,\u201d \u200baccording \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-south-dakota-kristi-noem-endorsement-rally-dba0fabc997491a7d22e19b61b2f2c45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She added\u200c that all of the\u200b other Republican candidates in the 2024 \u2064field had also been invited to\u2062 the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of them told us that they had better things to do. But \u2062when President \u2064Trump was \u2063invited \u2064to come\u2062 be with\u200b you tonight,\u2064 he\u2064 said, \u2018I will be there,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to say Trump is \u201cthe leader, the \u2063fighter that our country needs\u201d and \u2063that \u201che has my full and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kelli-ward-reelected-as-ariz-gop-chairwoman\/\" title=\"Kelli Ward reelected as Ariz. GOP chairwoman\">complete endorsement<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Governor \u2062Kristi Noem\u2062 endorses Donald J. Trump \u200bfor President of \u200dthe United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ye91AE4vXp\">pic.twitter.com\/ye91AE4vXp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 RSBN\u2062  (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1700319476602843138?\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-plan-put-real-show-trial-look-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> called Noem \u201cone of the most successful\u200b governors in the entire nation\u201d \u200dand \u201ca warrior for American values.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRUMP 2024 NOEM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/62A30htAQi\">pic.twitter.com\/62A30htAQi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mauritz\u200b Venter (@MauritzVenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MauritzVenter\/status\/1700320811888889935?\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Noem had been\u2064 floated as a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noems-reason-not-running-president-subtle-jab-running-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 candidate<\/a> herself, \u200dor a \u200crunning mate for Trump, long before the endorsement. And she\u2019d \u200dexpressed \u200bher\u2064 support\u2064 for the former president \u200bbefore \u2063this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur\u2064 country\u200d is breaking right in front of our very \u200deyes \u2062today, and everybody should be a part of putting it back on its foundation,\u201d Noem said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-consider-trumps-vice-president-spot-asked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance<\/a> on Sean Hannity\u2019s show last month.<\/p>\n<h3>Should \u200cTrump pick Noem as his running mate?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should\u200b Trump pick Noem as\u200d his running mate?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll \u200centitles you to The \u2062Western Journal \u2062news updates free\u200b of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to \u2062our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of\u2063 Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes:\u200d 100% (5 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd if President \u200bTrump is going to be \u2063back in the White House, I\u2019d do all I can to help\u2064 him be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she had at times wavered on whether or not \u2063Trump would be the most electable candidate, \u2063telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/16\/us\/politics\/trump-republicans-alternatives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u200c New \u200cYork\u200d Times<\/a> after the GOP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-from-gop-holdout-will-she-be-his-vp\/\" title=\"Donald Trump gains crucial GOP endorsement - Potential VP pick?\">disappointing 2022 \u2062midterm performance<\/a> that she didn\u2019t think the former president offered \u201cthe best chance\u201d to win the \u20622024 election.<\/p>\n<p>That was then, this is now \u2014 and, more\u2062 importantly, the\u2064 significance given to the\u200c event \u200dby both Noem and Trump is a sign that \u200bshe\u2019s being seriously considered as running mate material.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t \u200cnecessarily news. \u2064Back in\u200b March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-4-women-vp-shortlist-kari-lake-one-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> emerged\u00a0that four women were on Trump\u2019s shortlist for veep: Noem, \u200dformer South Carolina\u200c Gov. \u2064Nikki Haley, former Arizona gubernatorial \u200bnominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-torches-nfl-backlash-national-anthem-decision-kickoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari \u2063Lake<\/a>, and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee\u200d Sanders, \u200cwho was \u2062once Trump\u2019s press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Rep.\u200b Byron Donalds has also been pushed\u2064 by some\u200b of \u200bhis House colleagues as a potential Trump \u2062pick, a\u200b role Donalds\u2062 says \u2062he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-responds-2-words-asked-whether-trumps-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would accept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Donalds \u200c2024\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xa4Dg0Usem\">pic.twitter.com\/Xa4Dg0Usem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna Paulina Luna\u200c (@realannapaulina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realannapaulina\/status\/1680966488755253250?\">July\u2063 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another name routinely \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-question-ramaswamy-vp-pick-really-distinguished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floated<\/a> is \u2063that of Vivek \u200dRamaswamy, \u2063the most Trump-friendly of the 2024 Republican candidates not named Trump and inarguably\u200d the biggest surprise in terms\u2062 of polling\u200c success.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200dthe\u200c breakout candidate of \u2063the non-Trump field has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/videos\/news\/2023\/08\/12\/vivek-ramaswamy-says-neither-us-do-very-well-no-2-post-donald-trump\/8347239001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that he doesn\u2019t \u2063\u201cdo very well in a No. 2 post,\u201d he hasn\u2019t explicitly ruled it out, either \u2014 and \u200bthe media has been pretty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/24\/ramaswamys-debate-performance-fuels-veepstakes-talk-00112817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explicit<\/a> \u200dabout ruling him <em>in<\/em>, if only because speculation \u200bpieces about VP picks \u200care what you\u2019re left with when Trump is at over 50 percent \u200din the Real Clear Politics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling aggregate<\/a> \u2064and no \u2063other candidate cracks 15.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Noem is\u200d the candidate on\u200b that list who \u2062checks all the right boxes and none of the wrong ones.<\/p>\n<p>At 51, she\u2019s still \u2062spry without\u2062 being <em>too<\/em> young for some voters. (Ramaswamy is 38 and\u200b has \u200dnever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-black-democrat-governor-of-virginia-blasts-democrat-candidate-terry-mcauliffe-over-racism-scandal\/\" title=\"Former Black Democrat Governor Of Virginia Blasts Democrat Candidate Terry McAuliffe Over Racism Scandal\">held elected office<\/a>, which could make voters a bit wary.)<\/p>\n<p>Aside from \u2063Haley, Noem has the most experience as an elected official,\u2064 first being elected to the U.S. House in 2010. And she\u2019s not swampy\u2063 or squishy, something \u2063that might turn Trump voters \u200doff when \u200bit\u2062 comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-life-gop-candidate-stunner-got-stop-demonizing-killing-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, Noem\u2019s imprimatur on Friday was a little more \u200bthan a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/takeaways-from-tuesday-primaries-four-trump-backed-candidates-win-omar-survives\/\" title=\"Takeaways From Tuesday Primaries: Four Trump-Backed Candidates Win, Omar Survives\">gubernatorial endorsement<\/a> in a\u2064 state that\u2019s Trump territory already.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, conservatives might have gotten a preview of \u2064what the stage at the Republican National Convention is going to look like come next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-secures-massive-endorsement-gop-holdout-will-vp\/\">Donald Trump Secures Massive Endorsement from GOP Holdout\u200b -\u200b Will \u2064She Be His\u2064 VP?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem&#8217;s endorsement of Donald Trump for president in 2024 may not be shocking, but the unique manner of the announcement suggests a deeper significance. 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