Trump whittles down VP picks - here’s the frontrunners

Donald Trump says he has picked his vice president after a report revealed he was focusing on four potential candidates earlier this month.

Trump has picked his running mate but ”nobody knows” who it is yet, he told reporters at a campaign event on Saturday. The former president said his pick will be attending the first presidential debate on June 27.

Trump said he will likely announce his candidate at the Republican National Convention next month, where he will be named the GOP presidential nominee.

Earlier this month, Trump had received vetting materials from some of his vice presidential candidates, sources told NBC News. The report came just days after a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

A source told the outlet that the search concentrated on North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and US Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, and JD Vance of Ohio. Another insider told NBC News at the time that it was down to a three-way battle between Burgum, Rubio, and Vance.

However, an insider source told the New York Post a week after the NBC News report that Scott was likely axed from the list.

“I think it is extremely unlikely he will be picked,” the unnamed source told the outlet. “You go down the list of reasons to choose a VP and he isn’t a standout or game changer in any category.” Another source told the outlet Scott’s “star has become less bright for sure.”

NBC News stated it is not known which of the potential running mates has been asked to provide vetting material to the campaign.

Trump has said little about what he is looking for in a running mate but has spoken positively about several names. Pundits have speculated that he wants someone loyal,