{"id":2118526,"date":"2023-12-07T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-is-pushing-hard-for-tucker-carlson-to-get-a-major-role-in-trump-administration-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:44:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:44:54","slug":"melania-is-pushing-hard-for-tucker-carlson-to-get-a-major-role-in-trump-administration-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-is-pushing-hard-for-tucker-carlson-to-get-a-major-role-in-trump-administration-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania strongly supports Tucker Carlson for key role in Trump administration: Report"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmelania-is-pushing-hard-for-tucker-carlson-to-get-a-major-role-in-trump-administration-report%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=2118526&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>Melania Is Pushing Hard for\u2063 Tucker Carlson to Get a Major Role in Trump Administration: \u200cReport<\/h2>\n<p>With former President\u200c Donald \u200cTrump continuing \u200cto look like a shoe-in for the Republican presidential nomination next year, speculation has run rampant\u200c regarding whom he might choose as a running mate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to an exclusive report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/12\/07\/trump-loyalty-cabinet-2025-carlson-miller-bannon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> \u2014 an admittedly left-leaning \u200boutlet\u2062 that certainly didn\u2019t present\u200b the \u200bformer president\u2064 in a flattering light \u200c\u2014 one of the front-runners\u200c for the role\u2062 is a name that will surprise many.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Axios cited an unnamed \u2014 \u2062and therefore unverifiable \u2014 source \u2064as saying that \u2063former \u200cfirst lady Melania Trump has been pushing her husband to select former Fox News star Tucker Carlson as his number two.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[H]ere\u2019s an interesting \u200dtwist: Melania Trump\u200c is an advocate for picking Tucker \u200bCarlson, the\u200b booted Fox News star,\u201d Axios CEO Jim VandeHei and co-founder \u200bMike Allen wrote in \u200dtheir\u200b \u201cBehind \u2063the Curtain\u201d column Thursday, \u200bthis \u200done titled, \u201cExclusive: How Trump would\u200b build \u200bhis \u2063loyalty-first \u200bCabinet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe thinks Carlson would \u2062make \u200da powerful onstage \u2064extension of her husband, a source close to Trump told us,\u201d \u2062the \u200cpair wrote.\u200b \u201cThe former first lady\u200c has made few \u200dcampaign appearances this time around \u2014 but a Trump-Carlson ticket might encourage her to\u200d hit the trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062column quickly noted \u200bthat \u201cmany people close to Trump\u201d didn\u2019t\u200d think that would ever actually happen, however.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe idea of\u200c Tucker Carlson has \u200dbeen discounted by many people close to Trump because they assume he\u2019d never pick someone who could outshine him,\u201d it said. \u201cAnd Trump\u2019s\u200d staff is convinced (correctly) \u2062that Carlson can\u2019t \u200bbe controlled. But the two men talk a \u200clot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Axios also noted that, asked about the \u200bpossibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/possibility-nyt-reporter-says-hears-tucker-trumps-vp-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlson<\/a> \u200bas\u2063 a running mate, Trump said, \u201cI like Tucker a \u2064lot. \u200d\u2026 He\u2019s got great common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure that qualifies as a\u2063 ringing\u200b endorsement, but it\u2019s hardly\u2063 a \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Other Potential VP Candidates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/byron-donalds-shreds-democrats-assertion-no-evidence-biden-5-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byron Donalds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-goes-off-gop-voters-sick-tired-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor \u200bGreene<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Current senatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-scores-endorsement-top-gop-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari \u200cLake<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noems-reason-not-running-president-subtle-jab-running-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristi\u2064 Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gov. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-unhappy-arkansas-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-takes-sledgehammer-bidens-banana-republic-fiery-speech-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Donalds is \u2064black and \u200crelatively young \u200dat 45, which\u200c would obviously \u200cbring some\u200b diversity to the\u200c ticket, and \u201cwould\u2062 love to be V.P.,\u201d\u200b according to Axios. He could also pull in additional votes in \u2063the sure-to-be-contested state of Florida, which Trump won \u2063in 2020 by\u200d about 3 points.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s Greene\u2064 told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/aug\/23\/georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-donald-trump-vice-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> \u200cin August\u2063 that she was \u201con a list\u201d of vice \u200dpresidential possibilities then. She\u200d was said to\u200b be considering a Senate \u200brun \u200bas well, but holding off on a decision at the time until she\u200b heard \u200bmore from the Trump camp.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Lake, who lost Arizona\u2019s\u2062 gubernatorial election in 2022 and is seeking a Senate seat next year, would probably have not launched\u200c a Senate campaign unless\u2064 she didn\u2019t consider herself in the \u2064running for vice president \u2014 or if she didn\u2019t plan to accept the \u200crole if\u200b asked.<\/p>\n<p>Noem,\u2064 South Dakota\u2019s governor, told Fox in August, \u201cOf course, I would consider it,\u201d if asked to run with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country is breaking right in front of our very eyes today, and everybody should be \u200ba part\u200c of putting\u2063 it back on its\u2063 foundation,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cAnd if President Trump is\u200d going to \u2062be back in the White House, I\u2019d do all I can to\u200d help him be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas\u2019 Sanders would also seem \u200ca natural choice, the only \u200cone on Axios\u2019\u2064 list \u200dwho has actually served \u200bin \u200ba\u200b Trump administration previously.<\/p>\n<p>And Vance, the author of \u201cHillbilly Elegy\u201d\u2062 who successfully\u200d ran for Senate in \u2064Ohio in 2022, \u201cmight prefer to remain in\u200c the Senate\u200b as \u2018Trump\u2019s Hammer,&#8217;\u201d Axios said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s not uncommon for a presidential nominee to \u2063choose one of his former primary opponents as\u200b his running mate, though some \u2063question whether Trump\u2019s focus on loyalty would permit him to \u200bpartner\u200c with someone who once ran against him.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-pushing-hard-tucker-carlson-get-major-role-trump-administration-report\/\">Melania Is Pushing Hard for Tucker Carlson to \u2064Get a Major Role in Trump \u200cAdministration: Report<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bmight the choice of Trump&#8217;s running mate shape the future of the Republican party \u200cand the country<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c An.com\/politics\/2023\/dec\/06\/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-vp-tucker-carlson&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>The Guardian<\/a> that she would be honored to serve as Trump&#8217;s running mate if he asked. Greene is known \u200dfor her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moral-equivalency-is-nonsense-jeremy-boreing-shreds-piers-morgan-guests-attacks-on-ben-shapiro\/\" title=\"Jeremy Boreing dismisses Piers Morgan guest's criticism of Ben Shapiro as moral equivalency nonsense.\">strong conservative views<\/a> and support for Trump&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Lake, a former\u2062 news anchor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-is-hitting-voters-who-will-decide-some-key-midterm-races-the-hardest\/\" title=\"Inflation Is Hitting Voters Who Will Decide Some Key Midterm Races the Hardest\">current senatorial candidate<\/a> from Arizona, \u2063has also been mentioned as a\u200c potential vice presidential \u2062candidate. Lake has been\u200c endorsed by \u2062top GOP Senator Rand Paul \u2064and has gained attention for her conservative stance on issues such as immigration\u2064 and gun rights.<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota Governor Kristi\u200d Noem, \u2063who gained national attention for her handling of the COVID-19\u200b pandemic, has been considered\u2064 a rising star in \u2062the Republican party. Although she has expressed her admiration for Trump, Noem recently\u2063 stated that she will not be\u2063 running for\u200d president\u200b in 2024, which may make her a\u2062 less likely choice for vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Another potential candidate is Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary and daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Sanders is well-known for her loyalty\u2062 to \u2064Trump and \u200chas received his endorsement in \u2063her bid \u200cfor the governorship of \u200cArkansas.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Senator J.D. \u200cVance\u2064 from Ohio has been \u200bmentioned as a \u200bpotential running\u200b mate for Trump. \u2062Vance, author of the \u200dbest-selling book &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy,&#8221; has gained popularity for his\u200d focus on issues\u2064 affecting working-class Americans and his support for Trump&#8217;s populist agenda.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-gop-debate-location-set-for-miami-in-november\/\" title=\"Miami chosen as location for third GOP debate in November.\">2024 presidential election draws nearer<\/a>, speculation over Trump&#8217;s choice for a running mate \u200dwill undoubtedly continue to grow. While the possibility of\u2062 Tucker Carlson as his vice \u200cpresident may surprise some, it is clear that \u200bTrump values loyalty and someone who can effectively amplify \u200dhis message. Only time will tell who will ultimately be chosen to join Trump on the Republican ticket, but it \u200bis sure to be a decision that will shape the future of the\u200b party and the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, sparking speculation about his potential running mate. Axios, a left-leaning outlet, released an exclusive report shedding light on this matter, albeit with a critical perspective on the former president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2010,"featured_media":2118527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}