2024 Veepstakes: who will Donald Trump choose as his running mate?
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#67CZ1)
From familiar faces to breakout Republican stars, 10 contenders for Trump's vice-presidential pick for his third White House run
Donald Trump, the former US president, is making a third consecutive run for the White House. But there is a job vacancy this time: his running mate. No one thinks it will be former vice-president Mike Pence after the pair fell out over the 2020 election and January 6 insurrection. Trump, a 76-year-old straight, white man who needs to broaden his appeal, might look to a person of colour, a woman or a young person for 2024 (or all of the above) - or he might not. Here are 10 potential contenders:
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