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New York [US], May 7: The faces of candidates for the vice presidential position in Donald Trump's running mate in the race to the White House this year will be revealed at an event organized by the Republican National Committee this weekend.
From May 10 to 11, potential candidates for the position of vice presidential running mate with Mr. Trump will appear at the Republican Party's campaign fundraising event taking place at Mar-a-Lago resort ( Palm Beach City, Florida). CNN estimates that there will be more than 400 famous American sponsors and politicians attending.
Mar-a-Lago "The Arena".
The two-day event at Mar-a-Lago is said to allow Mr. Trump, who has now won enough votes to represent the Republican Party to run for President of the United States , to have the opportunity to observe potential candidates to choose from. official joint venture partner, according to Reuters citing well-informed sources.
CNBC lists a number of "special guests", indicating potential running mate candidates, including Senators Marco Rubio (Florida state), JD Vance (Ohio state), Tim Scott (South Carolina state) . South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and New York State Representative Elise Stefanik are also expected to attend.
However, various sources revealed that not all "special guests" have the same position in Mr. Trump's re-election campaign. Politico commented that Governor Noem is no longer considered a good candidate for the position alongside Mr. Trump. Ms. Noem recently faced a lot of controversy after admitting that she shot and killed a dog she used to raise.
"What can she (Noem) bring (to the election campaign)?", Politico quoted Mr. Scott Jennings, a former adviser under President George W. Bush. According to Mr. Jennings, the female governor of South Dakota is "no longer valuable" to Mr. Trump's campaign because of trouble related to the dog killing.
Meanwhile, Governor Burgum of North Dakota quickly received the favor of Mr. Trump's campaign, according to Axios . "Two sources familiar with the matter said that Mr. Trump likes Mr. Burgum's cautious attitude and experience as governor, and that Mr. Trump sees Mr. Burgum as a trustworthy, quiet person," Axios reported.
Tight race
Traditionally, the identities of bipartisan running mate candidates are often announced at party conventions. This year, the Republican National Convention will be held in mid-July in Milwaukee City (Wisconsin). And therefore, potential candidates are actively taking advantage of opportunities to appear in public to show off their strengths.
After the fundraising event in Florida, potential candidates for the running mate position will take advantage of the opportunity to appear on famous American television shows to express their views on President Joe Biden's administration.
Previously, appearing on Fox News, Ms. Stefanik criticized President Biden and said that the current Washington administration is responsible for protests against Israel at major American universities. Mr. Rubio also criticized Mr. Biden for behaving "weakly" in handling the protest wave.
NBC News predicts that, although the event at Mar-a-Lago is very important, it is likely that Mr. Trump has not yet chosen a running mate after this event. "Everything will move quietly for a while," according to an unnamed adviser to the former US President.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper