{"id":2282621,"date":"2024-06-24T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-predicts-trump-will-select-a-rubber-stamp-as-running-mate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:41:07","slug":"kamala-harris-predicts-trump-will-select-a-rubber-stamp-as-running-mate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-predicts-trump-will-select-a-rubber-stamp-as-running-mate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris predicts Trump will select a \u2018rubber stamp\u2019 as running mate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-predicts-trump-will-select-a-rubber-stamp-as-running-mate-washington-examiner%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=2282621&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>Vice President Kamala Harris has expressed her belief that former President Donald Trump&#8217;s choice for a running mate will\u2064 essentially\u2062 be\u200b a\u2063 &#8220;rubber stamp,&#8221; prioritizing \u200bloyalty to Trump over the integrity\u2064 of the country. This statement surfaced after Trump revealed that he has decided on\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">vice-presidential candidate<\/a>,\u2062 who he expects will join him at \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anaysis-third-gop-debate-looms-but-viewers-dont-seem-to-care\/\" title=\"Third GOP Debate Approaches, Viewers Uninterested\">upcoming presidential \u200ddebate<\/a>. Harris mentioned that she doesn&#8217;t devote much thought to guessing Trump\u2019s pick, but emphasized\u200b that someone\u200c similar \u200cto Mike Pence, who supported the Constitution even during contentious\u2063 times like \u200bJanuary 6, is unlikely. Harris\u200c highlighted\u200c that based on the shortlist of candidates, which \u2062includes figures like Governor Doug Burgum and Senators J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio, \u200bthe decided individual would likely support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-claims-a-national-abortion-ban-is-possible-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned\/\" title=\"McConnell Claims A National Abortion Ban Is \u2018Possible\u2019 If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned\">national abortion ban<\/a> or \u2062align with\u200d Trump&#8217;s policies, underscoring a stark contrast\u2062 between Trump&#8217;s values and hers.  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> predicted former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> running mate will likely be a \u201crubber stamp,\u201d specifically someone who prioritizes loyalty to him over the country.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s statement comes a few days after Trump stated he knows who his vice presidential candidate will be and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-says-knows-presidential-selection-will-rcna158457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>this candidate will \u201cmost likely\u201d<\/a> be at the first presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> scheduled for Thursday. When asked about who her opponent in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> will be, Harris claimed she does not spend much time thinking about this but argued there\u2019s \u201ca litmus test\u201d over who Trump would pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we saw what happened in terms of Jan. 6, and he\u2019s certainly not going to pick another Mike Pence, who stands to defend and support the Constitution and is more likely to bring in someone who\u2019s going to be a rubber stamp,\u201d Harris said. \u201cAnd the bottom line is that you look at the reported short list, and it is clear that the top contenders on that short list either support a national abortion ban or have signed off on a Trump abortion ban in their state, so I think the contrast is going to be pretty clear, whoever he chooses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The rumored candidates on Trump\u2019s short list<\/a> for vice president include Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Byron Donalds (R-FL), and Ben Carson, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development. <\/p>\n<p>Harris also dismissed polling data indicating Trump and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> are neck-and-neck ahead of the election, arguing that elections are \u201calways close.\u201d She also pointed to \u201cthe Red drip\u201d the Republican Party experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2592833\/the-red-wave-that-wasnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during the 2022 midterm elections<\/a>, which many predicted would be a landslide victory for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a> has stated he will not endorse Trump ahead of the election, arguing his former boss was turning away from conservative policies. Trump, meanwhile, has largely shrugged off Pence\u2019s comment and stated he \u201ccouldn\u2019t care less\u201d what his former running mate thinks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Biden will debat on CNN on Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3053195\/tapper-bash-hosts-cnn-trump-biden-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Network anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the debate<\/a>, which will be simulcast on ABC. Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3006225\/harris-proposes-july-august-vice-presidential-debate-trump-pick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>accepted an invitation from CBS News<\/a> to debate Trump\u2019s running mate which could be held on either July 23 or Aug. 13, according to the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that Donald Trump&#8217;s future running mate would prioritize loyalty to him over the country, labeling them a &#8220;rubber stamp.&#8221; Her comments followed Trump&#8217;s hint that he has chosen his vice presidential candidate, who will &#8220;most likely&#8221; be announced at the upcoming convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2282622,"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\/Kamala-Harris-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32438,12999,32439,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2282621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kamala-harris","tag-prediction","tag-running-mate","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kamala-Harris-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282621","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}