A police auto is parked near the scene of a terror attack after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.
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But Trump also abruptly postponed plans to make the announcement following a day of rampant speculation, citing the “horrible attack” in Nice, France, that left scores dead. “We’re very good friends”, Ryan said.
“I think that Mr. Trump has reached a decision, but he hasn’t – he isn’t prepared to announce it yet”, Paul Manafort said of the veep pick, who CBS News has reported will be Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. He also is likely to be a less explosive and more disciplined running mate than either New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie or former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the other finalists.
“I’m looking for somebody who can work hand-in-hand with Donald Trump”, Baldasaro said.
With the Republican National Convention just days away, it was unclear when Trump would finalize or announce his selection. Traditionally, the vice presidential choice is used to build enthusiasm among party loyalists.
Mr Trump told national Republican officials that he had settled on Mr Pence, according to the sources.
Mr Pence and Mr Trump met on Wednesday at the governor’s residence in Indianapolis. “He’ll be able to defend him as well as be a cheerleader but do it in a calm, cool, collected manner that will preserve his credibility”.
“He is one of the best, if not the best, pro-gay Republican candidates to ever run for the presidency”, Gregory Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT advocacy group, told Reuters past year. Interviewed on MSNBC Thursday before the leak, Christie said he would only accept a job in the Trump administration that he wanted.
The convention and vice presidential announcement give Trump back-to-back opportunities to reassure Americans – as well as leaders within his own party – that he’s prepared for the presidency. “But I haven’t made a final, final decision”.
The Indiana politician offers Trump much needed executive experience from three years in the governor’s mansion and oodles of legislative experience after more than a decade in Congress. Trump said he’d instead hold a press conference Saturday at 11 a.m.in NY.
“He’s a good, safe, solid conservative”, said Republican strategist Scott Reed.
The campaign hopes that Mr Pence will help boost Mr Trump’s image with social conservatives who have been unsettled by Mr Trump’s brash persona. The governor has strong ties to billionaire donors Charles and David Koch, including current and former staff members who have worked for them.
However, Manafort would not confirm the choice was Pence. He said Trump was planning on making an announcement this weekend.
And you could also make the case Pence’s departure would be a blessing in disguise for Republicans.
Clinton’s campaign moved quickly to paint Pence as the “most extreme pick in a generation”.
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Perhaps their biggest policy difference is foreign trade – one of the protectionist Trump’s signature issues. He endorsed Trump shortly after he won his state – a win that effectively ended the GOP primary after Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped out.
