The Trump campaign has initiated the process of vetting vice presidential candidates for the former president, with several notable names on the short list, sources told The Post.
Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are among those who have recently exchanged varying degrees of vetting documents with Trump’s campaign.
Representatives Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson have also been included in the vetting process.
The vetting has been underway for the past month, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Associated Press first reported that the paperwork process for potential running mates had started.
A Trump campaign official informed The Post that the former president, now 77, has not yet decided who will join him on the ticket or when the decision will be made.
“Anyone claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying unless the person is named Donald J. Trump,” said campaign spokesman Brian Hughes.
In May, Trump indicated in an interview with News12 that his final decision on a running mate would likely come “probably not too much before” the start of the Republican National Convention, where he is expected to be formally named the GOP nominee.
The convention is scheduled for July 15-18, with vice presidential nominees traditionally confirmed on the penultimate night of the event.
“We have so many,” Trump responded when asked to identify his top three choices. “I don’t want to do that, we have so many.”
“We have many people who would do a fantastic job,” he added.
