{"id":2253009,"date":"2024-05-25T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-emerging-as-a-top-contender-to-be-trumps-running-mate-report\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:59:36","slug":"tom-cotton-emerging-as-a-top-contender-to-be-trumps-running-mate-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-emerging-as-a-top-contender-to-be-trumps-running-mate-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tom Cotton a Top Contender for Trump&#8217;s VP Choice"},"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\">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%2Ftom-cotton-emerging-as-a-top-contender-to-be-trumps-running-mate-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=2253009&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>The\u2063 article discusses Senator Tom Cotton&#8217;s potential\u2062 as \u200ca \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-endorses-rep-stefanik-to-replace-rep-cheney\/\" title=\"McCarthy endorses Rep. Stefanik to replace Rep. Cheney\">top choice<\/a> to join\u2062 former President Donald Trump on the Republican presidential ticket. Reports indicate \u2062that Cotton\u2064 is among\u200b five favored candidates for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/presidential-elections-of-1944-and-2024-have-staggering-similarities\/\" title=\"1944 and 2024 Presidential Elections: Strikingly Similar\">vice \u2064presidential nomination<\/a>, including other notable figures like Gov. Doug\u2064 Burgum, Sens. Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, and J.D. Vance. Trump views\u2063 Cotton as a strong communicator and values his\u200b military service.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) is becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skateboarding-champ-set-to-represent-u-s-in-olympics-charged-for-allegedly-hosting-covid-super-spreader-party-in-l-a\/\" title=\"Skateboarding Champ Set To Represent U.S. In Olympics Charged For Allegedly Hosting COVID \u2018Super-Spreader\u2019 Party In L.A.\">leading candidate<\/a> to join former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> on the Republican presidential ticket, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/24\/us\/politics\/tom-cotton-trump-vp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Three people \u201cwith direct knowledge of Mr. Trump\u2019s thinking\u201d told the outlet that Cotton is on a list of five people considered favorites for the coveted <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice presidential<\/a> nomination, according to the report. Joining the Arkansas Republican are Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and J.D. Vance (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>The report comes after Trump\u2019s Thursday rally in the Bronx, New York, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3016338\/final-four-trump-drops-four-names-asked-highly-anticipated-vice-presidential-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> a local TV station that Rubio, Vance, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) were among \u201cmany people who would do a really fantastic job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has privately said he sees Cotton as \u201ca reliable and effective communicator in cable news interviews,\u201d according to the report. The former president also reportedly admires that the senator served in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the Army and that both men are graduates of Ivy League schools.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019s Bret Baier asked Cotton, 47, about his vice presidential aspirations on Monday\u2019s <em>Special Report<\/em>. The anchor told the senator that Hugh Hewitt is \u201calways putting chips on you\u201d to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The radio host wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/morning-glory-donald-trump-should-select-tom-cotton-running-mate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>column<\/a> for the outlet in February, arguing, \u201cCotton is a realist who relentlessly stays on message and avoid mistakes and takes it right at his political opponents \u2014the keys to a successful V.P. candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Cotton did not draw much attention to the notion that Trump could pick him<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, the president and the campaign has not reached out to me,\u201d Cotton said. \u201cI suspect only Donald Trump knows who\u2019s really on his short list. When we do talk, we talk about what it\u2019s going to take to win this election in November, to elect President Trump to another term in the White House and elect a Republican Congress so we can begin to repair the damage the Joe Biden\u2019s presidency has inflicted on this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the report provides some insight into Trump\u2019s vice presidential decision-making, it also noted that \u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talent-agency-caa-no-longer-representing-actor-shia-labeouf-amid-accusations-of-sexual-abuse\/\" title=\"Talent Agency CAA No Longer Representing Actor Shia LaBeouf Amid Accusations Of Sexual Abuse\">people close<\/a> to Mr. Trump cautioned that his vice-presidential preferences might change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said earlier this month that he would select a running mate \u201cprobably not too much before\u201d the Republican National Convention, which is slated to begin July 15 in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton has represented Arkansas in the Senate since 2015 after he unseated two-term Democratic incumbent Mark Pryor. He entered Congress as a representative of the state\u2019s 4th Congressional District two years earlier.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a New York Times report, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is a top pick to accompany former President Donald Trump on the Republican presidential ticket. 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