{"id":2272849,"date":"2024-06-20T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vice-presidential-hopefuls-flock-to-atlanta-for-cnn-debate-watch-party\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:41:11","slug":"trump-vice-presidential-hopefuls-flock-to-atlanta-for-cnn-debate-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vice-presidential-hopefuls-flock-to-atlanta-for-cnn-debate-watch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s VP candidates gather in Atlanta for CNN debate watch party"},"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\">22<\/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-vice-presidential-hopefuls-flock-to-atlanta-for-cnn-debate-watch-party%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=2272849&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>Several <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> for former\u2063 President Donald Trump are expected \u2062to attend a CNN debate watch party on June 27, hosted by \u2062former Sen. Kelly\u200c Loeffler and\u200c her husband, \u200dJeff Sprecher. The \u2063event, as reported \u200cby \u2062the Washington Examiner, will include \u200chigh-profile \u200dfigures such as Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Doug Burgum, Sens. Marco Rubio \u2064and \u200bJ.D. \u2063Vance,\u2062 and Reps.\u2062 Elise Stefanik, Byron\u200b Donalds, \u2062and Wesley\u200b Hunt. Additionally, Sens. Lindsey\u2064 Graham and Bill Hagerty,\u200d who are not rumored as vice presidential contenders, will also attend.\u200b Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Scott, another likely running mate, will \u200bbe at\u200c the \u200cdebate itself \u200cin Atlanta, accompanying Trump.  <\/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>Several of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s <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> are set to attend a watch party for the June 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> debate hosted by former Georgia Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kelly-loeffler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kelly Loeffler<\/a> and her billionaire husband, Jeff Sprecher.<\/p>\n<p>According to a copy of the watch party invitation obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, the following rumored vice presidential candidates will be in attendance: Dr. Ben Carson, former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Trump, Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Byron Donalds (R-FL), and Wesley Hunt (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) are also part of the special guests who will attend the watch party, although they are not considered to be running mate contenders. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), another top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a>, will attend the debate against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> in Atlanta as a guest of Trump, a Scott spokesperson confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the invitation, $25,000 given or raised will result in a couple receiving preferred dinner seating with the vice presidential contenders, while $10,000 given or raised will result in a couple gaining watch party dinner seating. The event is also open to those who have given $100,000 to the Trump 47 Committee. <\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-chairwoman Lara Trump are also helping to host the watch party in Atlanta, with Donald Trump potentially giving post-debate remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The running mate surrogates have consistently supported Donald Trump on the campaign trail, at various town halls, and during his New York hush money trial. The former president has said he won\u2019t announce his vice presidential pick until the RNC convention in July, but his team has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sent detailed questionnaires<\/a> to the contenders, suggesting the list is being winnowed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The June 27 debate is the first time Donald Trump and Biden will face off onstage this presidential cycle. CNN announced that the former president would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/20\/politics\/cnn-debate-closing-statements-podiums\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>get the final word<\/a> of the debate after a coin toss allowed Biden\u2019s campaign to select the right podium position. The Trump campaign then selected the former president to give the last closing statement of the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The 90-hour debate will be hosted by CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, with two commercial breaks. It will be the first presidential debate in U.S. history featuring an incumbent and former president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several potential running mates of former President Donald Trump will attend a June 27 CNN debate watch party. Hosted by ex-Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler and her billionaire spouse, Jeff Sprecher, the event&#8217;s invitation lists rumored vice-presidential candidates, as per the Washington Examiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2272850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24056025920118.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24056025920118.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272849","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}