former president donald trump He claims he chose his running mate. Of course, they haven’t revealed who that person is yet.
President Trump told CNN and NBC on Saturday that he has yet to tell the lucky winner of his decision, but noted that he expects that person to attend the first debate of this election cycle with President Joe Biden on Thursday night. He added that he plans to announce the nominee around the time of the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to begin July 15. This comes just four days after he is scheduled to be sentenced in the New York hush money case in which he was found guilty. 34 counts of felony fraud.
like mother jones Trump’s reported vice presidential contenders include Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.); Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) (who lied about killing her dog and meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un) are apparent rivals. Vance was interviewed Friday by NBC News on TV over the past few months, seemingly auditioning for the role by defending Trump, questioning the 2020 election results and refusing to commit to certifying the results this year, no matter who wins. Rubio and Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., who claims America is a “dictatorship” under Biden, are reportedly among the top contenders.
But the hype has been tamed with Trump’s latest news. Speaking at a gathering of Christian conservatives on Saturday, he repeated long-standing conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was “rigged” and a promise to “launch the largest deportation operation in American history.” He urged the audience: “Christians, vote!”
Trump also said in a campaign speech that he told Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, that White should start an “immigrant warrior league” to address Trump’s depictions of brutality against immigrants. “I said, ‘Dana, I have a great idea.’ Why not establish the Migrant Warrior League and have a regular warrior league, and have the champions of your league (these are the greatest warriors in the world) fight the Migrant Champions?’ I think migrant workers could win, but it would be that difficult. “He didn’t really like that idea.” He also repeated in his speech his long-standing claim that undocumented immigrants are believed to come from “prisons and mental hospitals.” Washington Post.
The Biden campaign said in a statement that Trump’s recent comments were part of an “incoherent, unhinged tirade.” They are adding to the ongoing dehumanization of immigrants, which President Trump has called “vermin” and said are “polluting the blood of our country.” Scholars have called the comments equivalent to Nazi rhetoric. As my colleague Dan Friedman detailed, Trump reportedly plans to launch an anti-immigrant “offensive” if re-elected.
It’s hard to predict what will happen in this Thursday’s debate, let alone the November vote, but one thing is certain: Trump will continue to amp up his ugly campaign noise for the rest of the year.
