The Indianapolis Star reported Thursday that Donald Trump selected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) to be his running mate and that he is dropping his re-election bid.
The IndyStar didn’t cite a source for that information, and Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks told the paper that “a decision has not been made.”
Trump is expected to formally announce his running mate on Friday at 11 a.m. ET.
Other top officials with the Trump campaign also tweeted that the businessman had not come to a decision yet:
Re: @realDonaldTrump VP selection, a decision will be made in the near future and the announcement will be tomorrow at 11am in New York.
— Paul Manafort (@PaulManafort) July 14, 2016
1/2 A decision has not been made by Mr. Trump. He will be making a decision in the future…
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) July 14, 2016
2/2 …and will be announcing his Vice Presidential pick tomorrow at 11am as planned.
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) July 14, 2016
The New York Times reported that the Trump camp was signaling that Pence would be his VP and Roll Call also reported that Trump had chosen Pence. Both reports relied on anonymous sources. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were both rumored to be considered by Trump to be his running mate.
I got Vincent Kennedy McMahon as the surprise pick.
why?, because its 2016, that’s why.
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Only question is ‘How much did Indiana pay Drumpf to take Pence off their hands?’
Ugh… If true, what an uninspired choice. Couldn’t be more bland if they tried. Kind of anti-Trump in its blah-ness, which makes me wonder if he’s really the choice.
Aha. They are floating a trial balloon to see how GOPers react and probably also to see if the media launches into any immediate attacks that they might have missed in their vetting.
It also means that they have a leaker in their organization (big surprise) and have laid a canary trap to see who has the feathers.
Yep, there it is, I can just make it out at the bottom of the bird cage.