Former President Donald Trump is considering his running mate options for another presidential run in 2024, and he is reportedly “strongly” considering former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
Axios reported that Lake is on a short list of women considered by the former president as he looks to gain the support of white suburban women needed to defeat President Biden in 2024.
Former US President Donald Trump (L) hugs Republican nominee for Governor Kari Lake of Arizona, whom he has endorsed, at a campaign rally attended by former US President Donald Trump at Legacy Sports USA on October 9, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona . (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lake is a former television news anchor who unsuccessfully ran for governor of Arizona in November against Democrat Katie Hobbs.
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Trump supported Lake during her 2022 campaign. Lake has also supported the former president.
Friends of Trump, however, told Axios that Lake’s downside is that she could outshine him.
A man holding a Trump 2024 flag is pictured outside Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida following an FBI raid on Donald Trump’s private home. (Alon Skuy/Fox News Digital)
Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, did not immediately respond to questions about the Axios report.
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But Cheung told Axios, “Anyone who thinks they know what President Trump is going to do is seriously misinformed and trying to curry favor with ‘potential’ VP candidates.”
He added that Trump will choose his running mate in his own time, and that anyone “playing the media game does so at their own peril.”
Lake still had her sights set on running for Arizona governor on Tuesday.
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“I am 100% committed to serving as governor of Arizona,” she told Fox News Digital. “I will also work to get President Trump back in the White House as soon as possible. Anything beyond those two goals is nothing but a distraction.”
“Our best days are ahead of us, and it all starts with choosing America-First candidates across this country,” Lake added.