Donald Trump is seriously considering Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his running mate, according to a new report.
NBC revealed on Thursday that it had spoken with “six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee’s search for a 2024 running mate” and that Rubio is now a serious contender.
The outlet reported:
“The list is long, and it’s extremely early in any kind of process,” one Trump adviser said. “No one has been directly reached out to yet, and I do not expect that for some time.”
But Trump’s apparent seriousness about Rubio, a 52-year-old, third-term senator, hints at the former president’s priorities and presents an intriguing set of potential complications.
Rubio is young and telegenic, he’s spent more time in federal office than Vice President Kamala Harris, and, at a time when Trump is bullish on his chances of winning over Latino voters, he would be the first non-white person ever to make a Republican presidential ticket.
In other words, the Miami-born son of working-class Cuban immigrants looks good on paper and on television — a powerful combination for Trump.
Trump is also apparently interested in Rubio’s fundraising ability:
Nah.
I think he’d be good.