Trump Says He’s Looking For ‘Fighter’ VP Like Gingrich Or Christie

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, gives a thumbs up as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, waves to the crowd as they walk off the stage after a rally at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C... Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, gives a thumbs up as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, waves to the crowd as they walk off the stage after a rally at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C., Monday, March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) MORE LESS
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Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he’s looking for a “fighter skilled in hand-to-hand combat” to be his running mate and confirmed his top candidates in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

“I’m getting attacked from all sides,” he told the Wall Street Journal.

Trump told the Journal that he is looking at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as possible vice presidents. He’s also considering Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

He said that both Christie and Gingrich are “extraordinary warriors,” and that he has chemistry with both of them.

“You either have it or you don’t. I clearly have it with Chris and Newt,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal.

Trump said that he’s still assessing Pence as a fighter. The two appeared at a rally together on Tuesday night.

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  1. But will a Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen be enough? Personally I think he should cut to the chase and find a Capt. Ed (Smith). And then grab Lee (Hazelwood) as a fill-in speaker on day one of the Classiest Convention Evah!® ©2016 The Trump Organization.

    A PARTIAL PROBABLE TRANSCRIPT 7/19/16
    Fuck that inbred-chortlein’ Greenwood guy. Can we get somebody I like? Where’s that guy, that guy with the pineapple. (inaudible) Who? (inaudible) Yeah. Ho. (inaudible). You’ve got to be kidding me. What a loser. (inaudible) I don’t care if he died at the hands of a pissed off 14-year-old getting hammered at Jeff’s. What a frikkin’ loser. (inaudible) (inaudible) Okay then. Is that singer I like available. What’s her name? You know the one I said was going to be a star … that … (inaudible) Yeah, Nena. (inaudible) Will she come? I liked her can. (inaudible) Well, fuck her and her goddamned balloons. (inaudible) Oh yeah? Well, you’re fired.

  2. “I’m getting attacked from all sides,” he told the Wall Street Journal (DJTrump)

    Well, you poor little victim, you. Only LOSERS whine about it.

  3. [quote]He said that both Christie and Gingrich are “extraordinary warriors,” and that he has chemistry with both of them.

    “You either have it or you don’t. I clearly have it with Chris and Newt,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal.[/quote]

    Unpleasant mental images. I think someone slipped ipecac into my coffee.

  4. Trump will not roll up a Wizard VP in the name of party balance

  5. Keep a bucket near your computer.

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