Donald Trump's Casting Call for Vice President

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio and more big names visited Mar-a-Lago recently for a Republican retreat, as Donald Trump fans speculation of whom he might name as his 2024 running mate. What would each bring to the ticket? Plus, one name falling in the veepstakes is Kristi Noem, after she tells a story in her new book about shooting her hunting dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.1	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:25.0	Donald Trump holds a vice presidential casting call at his Marilago estate in Florida,
0:32.0	who seems to be in the running and what should President
0:34.0	Trump be looking for in a 2024 running mate. Welcome I'm Kyle Peterson with the
0:39.3	Wall Street Journal. We are joined today by my colleagues columnist Kim Strassal and editorial board member
0:46.4	Manay Uquay Berua. Last weekend the Republican National Committee had a spring
0:51.1	retreat at the Marilaga Club in Florida with many donors down there to
0:56.9	meet and greet and among the guests were several candidates who have been discussed as
1:02.1	potential running mates for
1:03.9	President Trump including South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota
1:08.4	Governor Doug Bergam, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Florida's own Marco Rubio, and South Dakota Governor Christie
1:16.0	Noam.
1:17.4	And that has fueled much speculation this week about which of these contestants on the new
1:22.1	apprentice might have the stuff to win the
1:24.8	grand prize. Now let's listen to a few of them. This is Tim Scott on Meet the Press, followed
1:30.5	by Doug Bergam on CNN and J.D. Vance on Scripps News.
1:34.7	Do you think you're on this short list?
1:36.6	I hope that the president will choose a person who helps the country unite and
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