Donald Trump Jr. claimed Thursday that commentator Tucker Carlson is still “on the table” as a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump, should he win the nomination.
The statement from Trump Jr. comes after Carlson rejected the possibility of serving as Trump’s vice president when asked last month. Donald Trump Jr. explained that his father’s running mate would need to be “a fighter,” listing several possibilities like Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Carlson, the latter of whom he was asked if was a possibility.
“That clearly would be on the table, right?” Trump Jr. said in a Thursday interview on NewsMax. “I mean, they’re very friendly; I think they agree on virtually all of these things. They certainly agree on stopping the never-ending wars. And so, I would love to see that happen. That would certainly be a contender.”
In December, Carlson was asked about the possibility of serving as Trump’s vice president, to which he said that it is “impossible to imagine myself getting involved in something like that.” He clarified that he was not afraid of serving in the position but failed to see how he could be properly effective in the role.
“I am a talk show host,” Carlson said. “That is what I do.”
Trump Jr. was also asked about the possibility of Trump selecting former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson as his vice president. The former president’s son said that he would love to see a Trump/Carson 2024 ticket but added that he believes Carson is “almost too nice for politics.”
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When asked about the idea of Trump getting former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley as his vice president, Trump Jr. said he does not believe “that’s currently on the table.” It comes after Carlson stated last month that he would not only vote for a Trump/Haley 2024 ticket, but that he would advocate against it “as strongly as I could.”
Trump, DeSantis, and Haley will compete against each other in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. In the Iowa caucuses, Trump earned 51% of the vote, with DeSantis earning 21.2% and Haley getting 19.1%.