Former Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka dropped intriguing hints about President Trump’s potential alternative for Vice President within the upcoming 2024 election. This revelation got here amidst a flurry of rumors and guesses about who is likely to be becoming a member of Trump on the ticket.
Throughout a FOX News Town Hall earlier this month, when requested by moderator Martha MacCallum about his vice-presidential choose, Trump remained tight-lipped, stating, “I know who it’s gonna be. We’ll do another show sometime.”
A spread of names have been tossed round as potential candidates, together with:
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
- Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
- Mike Pompeo
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
- Kari Lake
- Mike Flynn
- Tucker Carlson
- Ben Carson
- Nikki Haley
- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Nonetheless, Trump has been clear about who’s not on the listing, particularly mentioning that Nikki Haley isn’t of the timber to be the vice president.
“Like I said, she was okay, but she is not presidential timber. Now, when I say that, that probably means that she’s not going to be chosen as the vice president.”
“When you say certain things, it sort of takes them out of play, right?” he added.
“I can’t say, ‘She’s not of the timber to be the vice president’ and then say, ‘Ladies and gentleman, I’m proud to announce that I’ve picked.’”
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders additionally mentioned that she is not interested in leaving her current position.
“Look, I absolutely love the job I have. I think it’s one of the best jobs I could ever ask for, and I am honored to serve as governor, and I hope I get to do it for the next seven years,” Sanders mentioned.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, having withdrawn from the Republican presidential race, additionally acknowledged that he has “categorically ruled out” the choice of being Donald Trump’s vice-presidential candidate.
In a latest interplay on Twitter Area, Gorka, a former deputy assistant and counterterrorism advisor to President Donald Trump, offered some tantalizing clues in regards to the potential VP choose: a male former New York politician who’s presently campaigning with Trump.
BREAKING: @SebGorka mentioned on an X Area that Donald Trump has chosen his VP PICK! He gave 4 items of data, the selection is:
—A person
—A former politician
—A New Yorker
—Presently campaigning with Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/zY0hV2FzU6— Poll Analyst (@BallotAnalyst) January 21, 2024
These hints have led to intense on-line discussions, with many pointing in the direction of Lee Zeldin as a possible candidate. Zeldin, who not too long ago appeared with Trump in New Hampshire, suits Gorka’s description.
Nonetheless, Roger Stone, a long-time Trump confidant, rapidly refuted these claims. Stone emphatically acknowledged, “Lee Zeldin has not been picked as Trump’s VP. Anyone who says otherwise has no idea what he’s talking about.”
Pardon me for saying this however Lee Zeldin has not been picked as Trump’s VP. Anybody who says in any other case has no concept what he’s speaking about
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) January 22, 2024
This isn’t the primary time Gorka has talked about Trump’s potential VP choose.
Throughout an interview with Eric Boiling on Newsmax, Gorka claimed he knew who the following vp goes to be.
“Look, I like Vivek. I’ve had him many times on my daily radio show. I told him a year ago, you shouldn’t be president. You can’t beat President Trump. You’d have a great place in the second Trump Administration — God willing, it’s up to us — as the new Jared Kushner, as the, you know, innovations czar, the business guy. I know who the next vice president is going to be. I can’t reveal my sources, but it’s not Vivek,” mentioned Gorka.
“I’m going to say — well, the source is the source. It’s gonna be a guy. It’s going to be somebody that nobody’s talking about, an amazing patriot who would actually be a real veep who can get stuff done. So, that’s all I’m allowed to say. But hopefully it will be announced officially by the boss,” he added.
