He says it was never meant to offend anyone.
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Vice presidential possibilities for Donald Trump are lining up. The fact that she is a woman could also help Trump with a voter bloc with which he polls poorly.
“Nothing was offered. Nothing was accepted”, said Pence today when asked about becoming Trump’s running mate.
If Donald Trump and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a rising star in the Republican Party.
Just two weeks from the Republican National Convention, Trump’s vice presidential search – and speculation about who he’ll pick – is at a fever pitch.
Ernst says in her statement: “Iowans are frustrated by the current direction of our country – and we simply can not afford to continue these failed policies under Hillary Clinton”.
If he’s the VP choice, he faces a July 15th deadline to withdraw his name from the ballot for governor.
TIM KAINE: NBC’s Kailani Koenig traveled to Richmond to take a look at some what Clinton has to consider in Tim Kaine as a running mate, from his position as a more traditional pick in a very untraditional year, to his time in Richmond, his faith, and the map in Virginia, and more. “Trump should be condemning hate, not offering more campaign behavior and rhetoric that engages extremists”.
She also has an advantage others on Trump’s list don’t: Location.
Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump spent his Independence Day holiday weekend meeting with Republican Gov. Mike Pence of in and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst or Arkansas Sen.
Trump tweeted Tuesday that it was “great” to spend time with her. “She has done a fantastic job for the people of Iowa and U.S. Will see her again!” he posted to Twitter.
Ernst shot to national fame in 2014 with a TV ad in which she boasted about castrating pigs and promising to cut the pork in Washington and “make ’em squeal”.
Representatives for Ernst and for Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
‘This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made, ‘ Gingrich said on Fox News Sunday a month ago.
It remains unclear where the campaign found the image.
Ernst, now in her first-term as a USA senator, met with Trump in New Jersey on Monday, and several news organizations report that the Trump campaign has begun to vet Ernst as a running mate in recent days. But he has also not shied away from criticizing the billionaire businessman, including over Trump’s attacks against a Hispanic judge.
“Spent time with Indiana Governor Mike Pence and family yesterday”, Trump tweeted Monday morning.
“They talked about policies that are working in IN and the future of this country”, spokesman Marc Lotter said.
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Trump has never held public office and is considering a small group of political veterans as potential running mates. He praised Cotton for the senator’s appearance on Meet the Press this weekend; said he was “very impressed” by his meeting with Pence; and announced a surprise meeting with Ernst that a source tells NBC News’ Kasie Hunt was “very last-minute”.
