A Quick And Dirty Guide To Donald Trump’s Short List Of Vice Presidential Picks

Any day now, Donald Trump is hinting he’s going to announce his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. He told reporters last weekend that he’s made his decision and that this person will be in attendance at Thursday’s presidential debate. The televised debate will be the first between Trump and President Joe Biden in the 2024 election cycle.

Here’s a quick and dirty overview of the people on Trump’s short list for vice president, and what each could bring to his ticket.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum

Burgum is rich. The two-term governor is worth at least $100 million . He made lots of money after selling a software company to Microsoft in 2001 for more than $1 billion.

He’s also the least familiar name on Trump’s shortlist. You may not even remember that Burgum ran against Trump in the GOP primaryfor president this year. His campaign went nowhere despite his throwing more than $12 million of his own money into it. As a candidate, Burgum said he’d never want to do business with Trump because “you’re judged by the company you keep.”

Nevertheless, he’s since thrown his support behind Trump and has gone on TV to make nonsensical claims about Biden being a dictator. Burgum was also one of several Republicans who made the trek to New York City last month just to be seen on camera looking mad, standing outside of the courthouse hosting Trump’s criminal trial.

If Trump chooses Burgum, he’ll get a vice presidential pick who is extremely wealthy and relatively uncontroversial. The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday urged Trump to pick Burgum, citing his business experience. But this ticket, with two rich older white men on it, would do little to broaden Trump’s appeal in diverse