Trump Reportedly Asking Allies About One Possible VP Choice, Despite Multiple Warnings Against It

Trump Reportedly Asking His Allies About Possibly Picking Nikki Haley as VP

Reports suggest that former President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of adding former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to his ticket as a potential vice president should he win the Republican Party presidential primary. 

According to a report from CBS News, multiple sources have said that Trump has asked some of his allies about their perspective on Haley as a potential running mate. Similarly, Politico reported that Trump was considering Haley for the vice president slot, asking allies, “What do you think of Nikki?”

Some of Trump’s most vocal supporters, including his son Donald Trump Jr., have strongly pushed back on the idea, while others, such as former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), have suggested that the potential pick is sound. 

“If I was a political person, and I was going to advise somebody, you’re going to pick the vice president that’s about addition, not subtraction. So you’re not going to pick somebody that already equates to you,” McCarthy said. “Now if I was picking for purely political decisions, what it looks like today is the anti-Trump vote is going to Nikki Haley.”

Politico reported that Trump, “has also pressed allies for their impressions of other prominent Republicans in recent months including former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Tim Scott (R-SC), Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Arizona Republican Kari Lake.”

Earlier this week, Haley was repeatedly asked in an interview if she would “rule out” being a vice presidential pick, a question that has come about as other Republican presidential candidates have issued more criticism over the rumors. 

Haley would only say that she does not “play for second” but would not rule out the possibility as other Republicans have. 

Earlier this month, Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, suggested that Trump was open to the idea when she was asked about it on the topic. 

Trump himself has acknowledged that it was “unlikely,” he did find the idea “interesting,” but said he wasn’t “even thinking about that.” He added, “I’ve always gotten along with Nikki.”

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged in a book that Haley “plotted” with some who were close to Trump “to try to become Trump’s vice president” and replace former Vice President Mike Pence, CNN reported. Haley denied that the accusation was true. 

In April 2021, Haley said she would not run against Trump in 2024, later deciding to call Trump first about wanting to run. 

“I talked to her for a little while,” said Trump. “I said look, you know, go by your heart if you want to run.”

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