{"id":2289714,"date":"2024-07-05T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T23:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-house-lawmaker-calls-vance-completely-unqualified-to-be-trump-vp-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T19:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T23:54:18","slug":"former-house-lawmaker-calls-vance-completely-unqualified-to-be-trump-vp-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-house-lawmaker-calls-vance-completely-unqualified-to-be-trump-vp-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former House lawmaker calls Vance \u2018completely unqualified\u2019 to be Trump VP &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fformer-house-lawmaker-calls-vance-completely-unqualified-to-be-trump-vp-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=2289714&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the speculation surrounding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s pick 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: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, with focus \u200con former\u2064 House Republican David Jolly&#8217;s opinion that Senator J.D. Vance is &#8220;completely\u2064 unqualified&#8221; for\u200b the role.\u200c Jolly expressed this view on MSNBC,\u200c stating that other potential \u2062candidates like Senators Marco \u2063Rubio and Governor Doug Burgum would be safer picks due to \u200btheir\u2062 experience and qualifications. Jolly emphasized the\u200d importance of having a\u2062 qualified \u200cindividual serve as vice president.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former House lawmaker calls Vance \u2018completely unqualified\u2019 to be Trump VP<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T19:42:05-04:00\">July 5, 2024 7:42 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As speculation about who former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> will pick as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-questions-on-why-vp-harris-hasnt-spoken-out-on-gov-cuomo-after-doing-so-with-kavanaugh\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges Questions On Why VP Harris Hasn\u2019t Spoken Out On Gov. Cuomo After Doing So With Kavanaugh\">vice president continues<\/a>, one former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republican<\/a> has a strong opinion on who it shouldn\u2019t be: Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>David Jolly, a one-term House representative from Florida who left the Republican Party in 2018, said Vance is \u201ccompletely unqualified\u201d to be Trump\u2019s vice president in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/andrea-mitchell-reports\/watch\/jd-vance-is-completely-unqualified-fmr-rep-jolly-on-trump-s-potential-vp-picks-214285381847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appearance<\/a> on MSNBC. Vance has been floated as Trump\u2019s running mate for some time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEET THE EIGHT TOP NAMES ON TRUMP\u2019S VP SHORT LIST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jolly enforced his opinion after an MSNBC report that Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vance, and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) were among three finalists to join the ticket with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think Rubio and Burgum are two very safe picks and I think they both check the governing and experience box,\u201d Jolly said. \u201cI think J.D. Vance is completely unqualified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a country, we should want somebody qualified to serve,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I think Rubio, Burgum, whatever you think of their ideology, check that box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance emerged as a prominent Trump choice as he defended the president repeatedly since taking office in 2023 and told ABC News in an interview that he would not have immediately certified the results of the 2020 election. He also appeared outside the courthouse in New York during Trump\u2019s hush money trial along with other prominent Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also only 39 and would fit the bill as a vice president who could later run for president if Trump wins the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance, Rubio, and Burgum are a few of the names that have been floated as running mates. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Trump Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson have been rumored as picks as well.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he will announce his vice presidential choice closer to the Republican National Convention, which starts 10 days from Friday on July 15.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former House Republican has strong opinions on who former President Donald Trump should not choose as his vice president, specifically Senator J.D. Vance. David Jolly, a former House representative from Florida, believes that Vance is not qualified for the position. Other potential running mates for Trump include Senators Marco Rubio and Governor Doug Burgum. Jolly believes that Rubio and Burgum are safer picks due to their experience and qualifications. Vance has been a vocal supporter of Trump and has been mentioned as a potential running mate due to his loyalty to the former president. Trump is expected to announce his vice presidential choice closer to the Republican National Convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289715,"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\/07\/trump-vance-scaled-1024x731.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34031,34032,15469],"class_list":["post-2289714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-former-house-lawmaker","tag-unqualified","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-vance-scaled-1024x731.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289714","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}