Internet dismisses former Trump campaign adviser's claim that Melania Trump could pick her husband’s 2024 running mate

In a repeat of the 2020 presidential contest, former President Trump is going to face President Joe Biden in the upcoming November general election
PUBLISHED JUN 22, 2024
A former adviser to Donald Trump suggested that Melania Trump might significantly influence his choice of running mate for the 2024 election (Getty Images, CNN/YouTube)
A former adviser to Donald Trump suggested that Melania Trump might significantly influence his choice of running mate for the 2024 election (Getty Images, CNN/YouTube)

WASHINGTON, DC: A former adviser of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign suggested that former First Lady Melania Trump might have a significant influence on the selection of the former president's running mate in the 2024 election, per Mediaite.

CNN reported on Friday that the list of potential running mates for the ex-president is becoming shorter, with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), JD Vance (R-OH), and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) leading the list.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on stage after the first presidential debate between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
David Urban, a former campaign adviser to Donald Trump, suggested that former First Lady Melania Trump could significantly influence Trump's choice of running mate for the 2024 election (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Doug Burgum previously challenged the 78-year-old MAGA strongman for the GOP presidential nomination, albeit unsuccessfully, and once claimed that he would not do business with the former POTUS.

However, like Senators Vance and Rubio, who have strongly criticized Trump in the past, Burgum has also embraced the MAGA movement.

What did Trump’s 2020 campaign adviser say?

On Friday's ‘OutFront’ on CNN, host Erin Burnett provided an overview of the situation and invited former Trump campaign adviser David Urban to offer his insight on the same.

“So, top three contenders, Vance, Burgum, Rubio,” Burnett noted. “You’ve got Don. Jr., Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon for Vance. Sean Hannity for Rubio. [Rupert] Murdoch for Burgum. So, in your experience with Trump, who will eventually have the most sway over his pick?”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk in their inaugural parade on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch - Pool/Getty Images)
David Urban mentioned Melania Trump when asked Friday by CNN’s Erin Burnett who he thought would 'have the most sway' over the ex-president’s VP pick (Photo by Kevin Dietsch - Pool/Getty Images)

“Melania Trump,” Urban replied. “I’d like to know who Melania likes, right? That’s really, you know, probably his closest adviser of all the people who weren’t mentioned, right? I think she has a great deal of influence over her husband and the president… So, it’d be interesting to see who she likes.”

The former president, according to Urban, seeks advice on these matters from a range of people.

He also predicted that the 2024 presumptive GOP presidential nominee will name his running mate just before the Republican National Convention next month.

In a repeat of the 2020 presidential contest, former President Trump is going to face President Joe Biden in the upcoming November general election.

Internet dismisses former Trump campaign adviser's claim

One X user claimed, "He won’t be listening to a woman, these decisions and spheres are for logic not emotions."



 

Another user remarked, "I’m not sure that Melania and Donald are even talking right now."



 

Another user asked, "Does she still talk to him. Oh and where is she?" [sic]



 

One X user quipped, "LOL! Please — Melania doesn’t care about her gross orange shart captain of a 'husband.'"



 

Another user wrote, "shhh, no one cares what she thinks."



 

Finally, this user tweeted, "I don’t think she talks."



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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