Donald Trump Wanted This Fox News Host As Running Mate, Says New Book
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But Trump's team talked him out of it and he went with JD Vance instead.
President-elect Donald Trump was “dead serious” about possibly picking Fox News personality Maria Bartiromo to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, according to a new book.
Trump was talking about Bartiromo for the role just months out from the election, according to excerpts published by CNN from “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power” by Politico’s Alex Isenstadt, which is scheduled for release in March.
But the then-GOP candidate was reportedly convinced not to tap Bartiromo by his team — who said they wouldn’t have enough time to vet her properly — and eventually picked JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate.
Bartiromo has conducted multiple friendly interviews with Trump and reportedly leaked her questions ahead of their 2020 sitdown. She is a longtime “favorite” of the former-turned-returning POTUS, said Isenstadt.
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