Sen. JD Vance says he has ‘not gotten the call’ from Trump asking to be his VP

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Sunday said former President Donald Trump has not spoken to him about joining his campaign as his vice presidential pick.

“Have you gotten the call from Donald Trump? Has he asked you to be his running mate?” moderator Kristen Welker asked Vance during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Vance, who is on Trump’s short list of potential running mates, said he has “not gotten the call” but would alert the media if that happens.

“We’ll let the media know if I ever get that call,” he said. “But most importantly, we’re just trying to work to elect Donald Trump. Whoever his vice president is, he’s got a lot of good people he could choose from.”

In the interview, Vance also defended Trump’s recent remarks calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden and his family if he wins a second presidential term.

“I find it interesting how much the media and the Democrats have lost their mind over this particular quote,” he said. “Donald Trump is talking about appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Joe Biden for wrongdoing. Joe Biden has done exactly that for the last few years and has done far more in addition to that, to engage in a campaign of lawfare against his political opposition. I think what Donald Trump is simply saying is we ought to investigate the prior administration.”

Vance, an Ohio Republican, is among three Republican senators on Trump’s short list for a running mate and has emerged as a top finalist alongside North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, sources told NBC News.

Rubio, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” similarly said that Trump has not made a decision on his VP pick.

After host Dana Bash noted