{"id":2237622,"date":"2024-05-05T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T12:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:23:05","slug":"trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Considers VP Options at Mar-A-Lago"},"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\">12<\/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%2Ftrump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago%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=2237622&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--><p>Former \u2063President Donald Trump gathered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-state-prosecutor-ayala-seeking-demings-seat\/\" title=\"Former State Prosecutor Ayala Seeking Demings' Seat\">potential running mates<\/a> and allies at Mar-a-Lago during the\u2063 RNC spring retreat.\u2062 Notable\u200d figures like Sens. Marco Rubio and Tim \u200dScott, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were present. The event highlighted Trump&#8217;s praise for \u2062the RNC&#8217;s fundraising and discussed topics\u2063 like the presidential\u2063 race, election integrity, and party unity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> surrounded himself with potential running mates and other allies on Saturday during the Republican National Committee (RNC) spring retreat at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who joined Trump on stage in the Grand Ballroom for a lunch event were Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Scott (R-SC), entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, all former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-2024-rivals-largely-remain-quiet\/\" title=\"2024 rivals stay silent as Donald Trump faces indictment.\">2024 presidential rivals<\/a> now considered to be in the running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>, according to a post to X from his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX), who have all been mentioned as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kellyanne-conway-offers-insight-into-trump-veepstakes-suggests-person-of-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veepstakes<\/a> this election cycle, also attended.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans who were present included House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), who is running for Senate; Michael Waltz (R-FL); Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick; and Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Trump recognized the RNC\u2019s fundraising efforts and \u201centhusiasm\u201d for his \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d movement, per his campaign. He spoke for around 90 minutes about the presidential race, election integrity, the economy, the border, and protests taking place on university campuses. He also touted Johnson\u2019s work as a speaker and advocated for party unity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On a picture-perfect Palm Beach Saturday, in the Grand Ballroom of the Mar-a-Lago Club, more than 400 seated guests enjoyed a gourmet lunch while hearing Mr. Vivek Ramaswamy, Congressman Byron Donalds, and Congressman Wesley Hunt deliver remarks as part of the pre-program. <\/p>\n<p>At\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WXOBIaYIM0\">pic.twitter.com\/WXOBIaYIM0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1786877472274792636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump recently suggested that he may select a running mate in the next couple of months before the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to take place in Milwaukee in mid-July. \u201cWe\u2019ll be making that decision I think closer to Wisconsin time,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=GZhBIHr5v2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told FOX6 News Milwaukee<\/a> last week. He added, \u201cIt\u2019s very early right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the 2016 and 2020 elections, Trump ran with former Vice President Mike Pence, a former governor of Indiana. Pence led his own presidential campaign in the 2024 election cycle but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-pence-suspends-2024-presidential-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped out<\/a> in late October before the start of the GOP primary contests.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recently met with one of his other former 2024 Republican primary rivals, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Both indicated they had a productive conversation and made plans to defeat\u00a0President Joe Biden in the November election.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump gathered possible VP candidates and allies at the Republican National Committee (RNC) spring retreat at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Sens. 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