Melania will 'most certainly' have influence on Trump's VP pick, says former White House aide

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Former First Lady Melania Trump will "most certainly" have an influence on who her husband selects as a running mate for the 2024 presidential election, according to one former White House insider.

"Mrs. Trump will most certainly speak her mind when it comes to which person she thinks would be best to serve alongside her husband as he attempts to take back the White House," the source, who previously served as an aide to Trump during his presidency, told Fox News Digital.

"Whether or not Trump takes her advice when selecting his running mate will be determined later down the road. It's safe to assume, though, based on what I've seen in the past, that she will be upfront and candid about whether certain people are fit to serve as vice president," the source said of Melania.

Should she make clear who she believes fits the bill best, it won't be the first time Melania influenced her husband's thinking when it comes to his vice presidential pick.

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In her 2018 book, "First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents and the Pursuit of Power,"Kate Andersen Brower noted that Melania played a pivotal role in ensuring a "clean" and "safe" candidate was chosen to serve as Trump's running mate in the 2016 election.

"That meant no affairs and no messy financial entanglements. In