Melania Trump is urging her husband to choose Tucker Carlson as his running mate in 2024 if he secures the Republican presidential nomination, according to a report.
The former first lady believes the former Fox News host will be a “powerful on-stage extension” of her husband, former President Donald Trump, according to Axios.
But there is stiff competition, as Trump, 77, is also considering more politically experienced candidates for the No. 2 — such as Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Reps. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), according to the outlet.
Kari Lake, who lost her 2022 bid to become Arizona’s Republican governor and is now running for the state’s US Senate, is also among the “loyal” types Trump is reportedly considering for vice president.
Despite being Melania’s preferred choice, the former president’s staff and people close to him reportedly fear that Carlson will “outdo” Donald Trump and that the talk show host is “out of control,” according to Axios.
Melania Trump, the former first lady, said Tucker Carlson could be Trump’s “powerful on-stage connection,” according to Axios. Getty Images
A Trump campaign aide told The Post that Trump had not looked past the GOP primary and denied the Axios report.
“The Axios story is pure fiction,” the aide said. “Unless there is an official announcement from President Trump or his campaign team, then it is just speculation and not coming from us. President Trump is only focused on winning the Republican nomination and then defeating Crooked Joe Biden in the general election.”
The report further claims that former Trump administration officials Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, John McEntee, Jeffrey Clark (one of Trump’s co-defendants in the 2020 Georgia election meddling case), Ric Grenell, John Ratcliffe and Jared Kushner are also in the mix to fill the role key White House and Cabinet positions.
Former president Trump’s staff and people close to him believe former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will “outsmart” him, according to Axios. Sportswire icon via Getty Images
“That list will probably never materialize, but it’s the kind of people who fully understand President Trump’s policies … who understand President Trump’s determination and direction,” Bannon, who briefly served as Trump’s chief strategist in the White House, said of the Axios report.
“There is no middle ground. Either us or them, but one side will win and one side will lose. There is no compromise,” he added, arguing in favor of Trump filling his potential administration for a second term with people who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
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