Hey Peter Navarre here with a hot one. You won't want to miss this one.

How will Donald Trump pick a high-quality VP running mate?

With Nicky Haley now Rhino roadkill on the South Carolina Super Maga Highway, only Nicky thinks Nicky is still breathing,

a gaggle of pompous pundits are pontificating about who Donald Trump should choose as his VP running mate.

The far better question for observers to ponder is,

what qualities might my old boss be looking for

and those he will consider. In fact, candidate Trump asked

that very question in a recent text message to his massive army of MAGA followers. Here are five such possible qualities based on my four years in the White House

for you, dear listener to mull over. First, Trump may want his next vice president to be loyal to the man.

This may be particularly true in the wake of Mike Pence's J6 betrayal, and subsequent,

albeit fruitless stabs and jabs at Trump. This is not to say

Trump wants blind loyalty. One of the reasons I was one of only two senior White

House policy advisors to survive from the 2016 campaign

to the end of his first term is because I was both absolutely loyal yet unafraid

to disagree when he asked for my advice.

The first couple of times I offered a contrary view, the boss hammered me hard, likely to see

if I would crack. After a while, as I held my ground,

he came to trust that my advice was not conditioned on syncophancy

or concerned about job security.

My guess is he may want that same quality in his next vice president.

A second in light of far too many White House and Cabinet officials during Trump's first term, who failed this next test,

Trump may well expect his next Vice President to be absolutely loyal to the Trump MAGA agenda. This was the second reason why I think I survived

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