Jeff Sessions at the Conrad Indianapolis.
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Two sources familiar with the selection process confirmed to CNN Christie remains a finalist.
“Not only does he fulfill Trump’s requirement for a running mate with political experience, he also is CEO of a company called Indiana”, Caputo said. And his appearance with Mr. Trump on the outskirts of Indianapolis (and the subsequent reviews of his 2016 debut) will most likely play a role as the Trump campaign races to pick a vice president before the Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday in Cleveland.
Trump later said that Christie and Gingrich are “two extraordinary warriors” and “I clearly have it with Chris and Newt”. The pair was joined inside by Pence’s wife, Karen, as well as Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
As for Pence? The Indiana governor appeared with Trump at a rally in his home state on Tuesday night.
After traveling together on Tuesday, Pence and Trump met up again on Wednesday at the governor’s mansion.
“I think it is so profoundly dishonest that it sickens me and makes me very angry”, Gingrich said, according to CNN. “Trump is being pushed in one direction but his gut has gotten him to where he is”. Gingrich is a boisterous rabble-rouser who has spent decades in Washington, including as House speaker.
But a Trump adviser told the network that Trump hasn’t made up his mind yet.
“That’s exactly what these guys are doing right now – is saying ‘here’s why I’m better than X'”.
Meanwhile, a source told CNN that Christie’s skills on the debate stage could give him boost.
Trump said he hasn’t been able to measure Pence’s “fighting spirit” and their personal chemistry, but the IN governor introduced Trump at a rally IN his state yesterday, which could be a tryout for the role. Eric Trump agreed with the sentiment, adding that his sister’s “beautiful looks” qualify her for vice president.
Trump’s comments came as the expected GOP nominee campaigned alongside Pence in IN – a move which some have characterized as an “audition” for the VP slot.
Last weekend, during a fund-raising event in the Hamptons, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Pence as a successful governor who is known and respected in Washington.
“You either have it or you don’t”, Trump told the paper.
“You either have it or you don’t”, the celebrity businessman and former Atlantic City casino magnate told the newspaper.
Many establishment Republicans on Capitol Hill were warming to the idea of Trump potentially choosing Pence, who served in House GOP leadership.
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Pence, by contrast, is a bag of day-old white bread – bland and unappetizing, but unlikely to upset anyone’s stomach, and held in high regard by social conservatives.
