INDIANOLA, Iowa – Some Donald Trump supporters said Sunday they would support his 2024 presidential rival, Vivek Ramaswamy, as their pick for vice president, but Trump’s top adviser all but rejected the idea.
Jason Miller, a Trump adviser, told The Post that voters could “probably” rule out Ramaswamy as the former president’s running mate, given that Trump unleashed his biggest attack on him the night before.
The former president accused Ramaswamy of being “cunning,” having “devious campaign tricks” and not being MAGA during a fiery attack Saturday on Truth Social.
“It’s pretty safe to say it won’t be Vivek,” Miller said.
When asked about Trump’s rant against Ramaswamy on Saturday, Ramaswamy’s campaign pointed the Post to its candidate’s subsequent response. statement about saying that he would not “criticize [Trump] in response to this latest attack.”
The biotech mogul has previously said he is not a “plan B person,” while Trump said in August that Ramaswamy could be a “very good” vice president.
Miller, when asked about the possibility of another Republican presidential contender, Nikki Haley, being Trump’s vice president pick, said he would let Trump talk about his decision.
Vivek Ramaswamy shouldn’t be waiting for a call from Donald Trump asking him to be his running mate, says Trump’s top adviser. AP
Haley has refused to officially turn down a potential vice president position.
Trump, the clear favorite in the Republican race, said Wednesday that he has already chosen his second candidate, but added that he decided not to announce it yet.
Rumors have circulated that he is considering casting Haley, who is a distant second to him, and whom he has not publicly ruled out as a possibility.
Among Iowa voters who attended Trump’s event in Indianola on Sunday, the day before the state’s Republican Party meetings to choose a candidate, many said they would “trust” whoever he put on the ballot.
“I’ll pray about it and trust his judgment,” said a woman named Linda, who declined to give her last name.
Dan Heffernan, 64, of Altoona, said, “I have no idea what he’s thinking because he always surprises me.”
Heffernan’s wife, Cheryl, 63, said she thinks “he will do very well.”
Others mentioned some potential Republican vice presidential candidates they would be excited about, including Ramaswamy, media personality Tucker Carlson, 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson, the Daily Wire’s Candace Owens and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
Ramaswamy had a lot of appeal to the dozens of voters The Post spoke to, given his proximity to Trump’s policies and that he is only 38 years old.
“He’s young, he’s vibrant,” Paula Smith, 54, of Waukee, said of Ramaswamy. “I don’t think there are any other good options.”
Some Iowa voters said they would like to see a political outsider, woman or minority as Trump’s pick for vice president.
Trump advisor Jason Miller talked a little about Trump’s vice presidential pick. AP
“I would like to see Kristi Noem,” said Denise Nelson, 71, of Norwalk. “She is a very stable lady, a very stable governor.”
Jesse Stumbaugh, 44, of Des Moines, had doubts about who he wants to be Trump’s running mate, but said he is convinced the election will always be loyal, noting that former Vice President Mike Pence was not loyal to Trump at the end.
“I think Trump is loyal to the country and his voters. So to be loyal to Trump is to be loyal to our Constitution by default,” he said.
Brad Bousted, a Trump caucus volunteer, said he hopes the vice president is not governor.
Donald Trump has said that he has already chosen someone to be his running mate. AP
“If you pick up all the good governors and send them to Washington, D.C., that will leave the states a little bit disarmed in defending themselves from the federal government,” Bousted said, noting that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds could be a good choice. but that she should remain as governor.
Another Iowa voter said he would be enthusiastic about Haley as vice president, although he doesn’t like to admit it.
“I don’t even like to say it, but Nikki Haley. She has a lot of votes, so if they can get them, I think they could possibly get a lot more votes,” said the Trump supporter, who asked not to be identified.
Other voters were less interested in Haley, who has received negative reactions from some Trump supporters, including her son, Donald Trump Jr.
Nikki Haley has been shy about the risks. fake images
Jill Rowell, 60, pretended to vomit when asked about the possibility of Haley appearing on the ticket.
“I would like to see Kari Lake as your vice president,” he said, referring to the Senate candidate in Arizona.
Another Des Moines woman, Gail Kirst, 73, told The Post that she would support Republican presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as Trump’s vice president pick, but that the prospect seems unlikely.
“I would like to see DeSantis, but I think something is going on between them,” he said of the pair of political enemies.
She argued that Ramaswamy would also be a good choice.
Additional reporting by Ryan King
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