{"id":2260954,"date":"2024-06-05T23:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T03:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-requests-documents-from-some-vp-contenders-report\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T23:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T03:25:09","slug":"trump-campaign-requests-documents-from-some-vp-contenders-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-requests-documents-from-some-vp-contenders-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Trump Campaign Seeks Documents From Potential VP Candidates"},"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\">18<\/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-campaign-requests-documents-from-some-vp-contenders-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=2260954&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 President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200dcampaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-amy-coney-barrett-delivers-first-opinion\/\" title=\"Justice Amy Coney Barrett Delivers First Opinion\">requested documents<\/a> from \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considering-kristi-noem-as-running-mate-i-think-shes-fantastic\/\" title=\"Trump thinks Kristi Noem would make a fantastic running mate.\">potential vice presidential candidates<\/a>, including North Dakota \u200dGovernor Doug Burgum, Sen.\u2062 Marco\u2062 Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Tim \u2063Scott (R-SC), Rep. Byron Donalds \u2064(R-FL), Rep. Elise Stefanik \u2062(R-NY), Sen. J.D. \u200cVance (R-OH), \u200band ex-cabinet member Ben Carson. Others may also be considered for the \u2063position. Sources: ABC News, Associated Press.  <\/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\u2019s<\/a> campaign has reportedly requested documents from several individuals who he is considering to be his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police\/\" title=\"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police\">vice presidential running mate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who have so far received requests are North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and former cabinet member Ben Carson.<\/p>\n<p>Those listed may not be the only ones who have contacted thus far as ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/vp-contenders-burgum-vance-rubio-asked-documents-trump\/story?id=110870278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that \u201cothers are likely to be considered for the No. 2 job.\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-vp-paperwork-vetting-b1e21a7e9eae7141c4f144735671b330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the list is \u201cfluid and evolving,\u201d meaning that it will likely change as Trump sees fit.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump campaign spokesperson said that \u201canyone claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polling last month from an I&#038;I\/TIPP Poll indicated that 15% of Republican voters choose Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as their first choice for VP, while 14% choose him as their second choice for VP \u2014 both numbers were the highest of all the candidates listed.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the candidates who were listed by the Associated Press, Carson had the highest ranking for first choice in the poll at 5%, followed by Scott at 4%, Rubio at 2%, and the remaining contenders at 1% or less.<\/p>\n<p>Another name that has generated headlines in recent weeks and might be moving up Trump\u2019s board for contenders is Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), especially after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tom-cotton-blasts-manhattan-prosecution-theres-no-question-donald-trump-should-win-on-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passionate defense<\/a> of Trump during a Sunday interview on NBC News.<\/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=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When asked during the interview if he would accept the job offer, Cotton responded: \u201cAny great patriot, if offered a chance to serve our country by the president, would have to consider it seriously. But what I\u2019m focused on, like the president, is making sure that we win this election in November, and I want to help him govern successfully to restore the peace and prosperity that he brought to America for four years that Joe Biden has destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign has asked potential vice presidential candidates for documents, including North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Sen. J.D. 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