Because if you’re an ambitious Republican with an eye on higher office, becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate could be the quickest path to the Oval Office. Besides — it’s not like they’ll end up in the same position as former Vice President Mike Pence, right? Democrats lamented the GOP’s subservience to the ex-president, calling the jockeying to be his vice presidential pick another embarrassing display of sycophancy. “History has a very profound lesson about the people who become associated with Donald Trump, which is it ends badly,” Blumenthal said. There’s some good people who found out the hard way that Donald Trump is toxic.”

Source: Huffington Post May 11, 2024 15:56 UTC