Potential candidates to become Mr. Trump's 'deputy'

A vice presidential candidate could help Donald Trump appeal to specific groups of voters. Former Vice President Mike Pence, a traditionalist and conservative Christian , was Trump’s right-hand man in the 2016 and 2020 campaigns.

However, Mr. Pence’s refusal to comply with Mr. Trump’s demands to overturn the 2020 election earned him the label of “traitor” and made him the target of extremists in the attack on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. After his failed presidential bid this year, Mr. Pence recently said in an interview that he would not support Mr. Trump.

According to The Guardian , the former president has three priorities when choosing a running mate, including someone who shows loyalty, has the qualities for the position, and finally knows his position and does not "take over" Mr. Trump's campaign.

Donald Trump (right) and Mike Pence campaign in Virginia in 2020

The Hill said this is an important decision, because if Mr. Trump wins the election, the person chosen as vice president could be a potential presidential candidate in 2028, when Mr. Trump has served a maximum of two terms.

Here are the potential Republicans who could be nominated by Mr. Trump as vice presidential candidates.

Mr. Greg Abbott (66 years old, Governor of Texas)

The Texas politician is a Trump loyalist and a hardliner on border security. Abbott has also been involved in several legal battles with the Biden administration. In a February interview with Fox News, Trump said he would “strongly consider Abbott” for vice president.

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Mr. JD Vance (39 years old, Ohio State Senator)

Once a critic of Mr Trump, Mr Vance is now a fervent supporter of the former president and has vowed to fight for the working class by taking on liberals who are “at the top levels of American government , business, media, entertainment and academia”.

He also shares Mr Trump’s populist views on immigration and his “America First” foreign policy towards Ukraine. Given his young age, Mr Vance is seen as a “breath of fresh air” for the Republican Party.

Ohio Senator JD Vance

Ms. Nikki Haley (52 years old, politician)

The former governor of South Carolina and former US ambassador to the United Nations under Mr Trump is seen as able to defuse attacks that the former president is sexist and racist.

But Trump and his MAGA supporters may not support Nikki Haley, who was the last candidate to face Trump in the Republican primary and has repeatedly questioned the former White House leader’s age and mental acumen. The two also have different positions on aid to Ukraine.

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Ms. Sarah Sanders (41 years old, Governor of Arkansas)

She was Donald Trump’s longest-serving press secretary, pushing the former president’s agenda and insisting that her boss was not racist or sexist. Last year, Sanders took office as Arkansas’s first female governor and the youngest governor in the country.

Sanders' father, Mike Huckabee, a former governor and pastor, could help attract support from Christian voters.

Ms. Elise Stefanik (39 years old, New York State Representative)

The New York politician is the chair of the House Republican Conference, the party’s fourth-largest political group in the House, and was one of Trump’s early supporters. She was the one who questioned the presidents of three top US universities about anti-Semitism on campus during a congressional hearing in December 2023, resulting in the resignation of two presidents.

Ms. Stefanik has said that those convicted in connection with the Capitol Hill riots are “hostages,” a term also used by Mr. Trump.

Rep. Elise Stefanik during a House hearing

Ms. Kristi Noem (52 ​​years old, Governor of South Dakota)

South Dakota's first female governor, Noem is serving her second term after a landslide re-election victory in 2022. She has been in the spotlight for refusing to impose a statewide mask mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic.

She quelled speculation about a possible run by endorsing former President Trump early on. But her conservative stance on abortion, as well as media reports that she had an affair with former Trump aide Corey Lewandowski, could prove to be a stumbling block.

Mr. Tim Scott (58 years old, Senator from South Carolina)

Scott, an evangelical Christian who ran for president but withdrew early and backed Trump, is seen as someone who could draw African-American voters to the former president.

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