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The Daily Punch

Trump veepstakes dominate the airwaves

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The Donald Trump veepstakes as kicked into full gear, with the top contenders taking to the Sunday talk shows to voice their support for the former president. Plus: Rep. Steny Hoyer will lead a group of lawmakers to Israel this week. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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is fueling America's workforce by visiting Bull News. It's Monday, June 17th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, if it's Sunday, it's Trump's VP

0:55.8

day. Number two, Hoyer is going to lead a bipartisan trip to Israel. And number three,

1:02.8

Senator Elizabeth Warren will lay out her 2025 tax plan later today. All right, let's get into it.

1:13.0

The House is out this week. The Senate is in session tonight and tomorrow, out Wednesday for June 10th and set to return Thursday for the day.

1:19.5

We'll be questionable to see how and how many senators actually show up on Thursday. We've got

1:27.0

a really interesting top this morning. If it's Sunday, it's

1:30.3

Trump's VP day. The Sunday talk shows have turned into a rolling audition of sorts for Trump's

1:37.3

VP pick. With the GOP convention set to start on July 15th in Milwaukee, this week's shows featured several lawmakers who were

1:46.6

considered to be in the mix. They included Senators Tom Cotton, the Republican from Arkansas,

1:52.8

Tim Scott, the Republican from South Carolina, Representative Byron Donald's from Florida,

1:58.1

North Dakota Governor Doug Bergum, and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

2:03.4

The key here is to try to get Trump's attention by saying the most pro-Trump things possible.

2:09.1

The former president is all about loyalty, and he especially loves the combativeness when

2:14.3

moderators try to push back. So let's talk highlights on ABC's this week with

2:20.2

George Stephanopoulos. Scott repeatedly ducked John Carl's questions, although the South Carolina

2:25.1

Republican was able to mention Trump's name 11 times. He led this category. When asked about

2:31.6

Trump's pledged to pardon January 6th defendants, Scott said, quote,

2:35.8

the greatest threat to democracy today is Joe Biden. Carl also asked about the Supreme Court's

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