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People working intently alongside former President Donald Trump reportedly made makes an attempt to recruit a former Democratic presidential candidate to function his operating mate.
Citing a supply in Trump’s orbit who’s acquainted with the matter, the New York Submit reported that individuals near the previous president made “preliminary overtures” to impartial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy about the potential of him serving as Trump’s operating mate within the 2024 presidential election.
“Trump operatives expressed an curiosity in Kennedy early on, however it was all untimely,” one particular person acquainted with the matter advised the outlet, including that it was “proper out of the field when Bobby introduced” in April 2023 that he was making a run for the White Home.
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Folks near former President Donald Trump reportedly made “preliminary overtures” to impartial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy about the potential of him serving as Trump’s operating mate within the 2024 presidential election. (Getty Photos)
“Something’s doable. I wouldn’t write it off by any means,” the supply added.
Kennedy, 70, initially launched a bid for president final yr as a Democrat. Nonetheless, amid conflicts with the Democratic Nationwide Committee tossing its whole help behind President Biden within the 2024 race, he introduced in October that he would as an alternative be making an impartial run for the White Home.
One giant donor to each the Trump and Kennedy campaigns advised the outlet that the hassle to recruit Kennedy to function Trump’s operating mate continues to be very a lot alive amid Trump insiders.
“It’s very a lot behind the scenes at this stage. As we progress you would possibly see it bubble up slightly bit extra,” the donor stated. “Bobby can deliver new folks to the polls.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Trump’s and Kennedy’s campaigns however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
Earlier this week, each Trump and RFK got here down on the identical aspect of the continuing southern border disaster in Texas.
Kennedy stated Texas was “proper” to defend its borders amid what he thought to be the failed insurance policies of the Biden administration.
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Earlier this week, Kennedy stated Texas was “proper” to defend its borders amid what he thought to be the failed insurance policies of the Biden administration. (Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Every day Information through Getty Photos)
“A rustic with out borders isn’t a rustic in any respect,” he wrote in a publish to X.
Trump stated that every one People must help Texas’ “commonsense measures” and vowed to work with Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott and different border states to “cease the invasion, seal the border, and quickly start the most important home deportation operation in historical past.”
“These Biden has let in shouldn’t get comfy as a result of they are going to be going dwelling,” Trump wrote on his Reality Social platform.
With GOP major victories in each Iowa and New Hampshire, Trump is poised to turn into the Republican Occasion’s presidential nominee. There was hypothesis in latest weeks about whom the previous president would choose as his operating mate.
Earlier this month, Trump remarked that he knew who his operating mate is “going to be” throughout an Iowa City Corridor occasion placed on by Fox Information.
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks throughout a city corridor in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 10, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP through Getty Photos)
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“I can not let you know that basically, I imply, I do know who it may be,” Trump stated when he was requested who his operating mate might be in 2024.
It is unclear who that choice can be, and few in his political orbit seem to have an excellent really feel for whom Trump is leaning towards as his operating mate.
“We’ll do one other present someday,” Trump stated when pushed by host Martha MacCallum to “give us a touch.”
Fox Information’ Paul Steinhauser contributed reporting.
