Former President Donald Trump hosted several possible vice presidential candidates at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend and reportedly had several thoughts about the cavalcade of possible running mates.
The Republicans who made the pilgrimage to South Florida for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee included Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), along with Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Byron Donalds (R-FL). While Trump reportedly praised most of his candidates, it wasn’t all good news for the vice presidential hopefuls, according to audio obtained by the Washington Post.
Vance’s past criticisms of Trump
The freshman Ohio senator was a longtime critic of Trump but has changed his tune on the former president in recent years. Since he was elected in 2022, he has been one of Trump’s biggest supporters…
