LIVE: What to expect at VP pick introduction tonight

ABC News reports what to expect during Vance introduction Wednesday night at the RNC:

 

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick.

He says on his Truth Social Network that, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio.”

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has made his decision on his vice presidential pick and will be unveiling his choice Monday afternoon on the first day of the Republican National Convention, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have both been informed that they are not Trump’s pick, according to people familiar with their conversation, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity before the formal announcement.

That leaves Ohio Sen. JD Vance as the only known candidate on Trump’s shortlist who has not received a call, though Trump has been known to throw curveballs and surprises.

Trump’s pick is expected to be formally unveiled at the convention in Milwaukee late Monday afternoon just before being formally nominated.

Trump vice president pick comes after assassination attempt

It remains unclear whether the assassination attempt on Trump Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally had changed the former president’s thinking about his potential second-in-command. But he told Fox News Channel host Bret Baier in a call that he planned to make his pick Monday, the anchor said on air.

The roll call vote to nominate that person is expected to take place Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the schedule who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The person cautioned that Trump could always change his mind.

Trump had been said to have narrowed his list to three candidates, Vance, Burgum and Rubio, all of whom would bring different benefits and vulnerabilities.

Vance is perhaps most ideologically aligned with the former president and would energize his base. At age 39, he would add a millennial contrast to the older men at the top of their parties’ tickets. But he has served in the Senate for less than two years.

Burgum would have brought business acumen and a steady hand, though Trump has noted his signing of a highly restrictive abortion law could be a drawback.

Rubio is seen in the party as a respected voice on policy, and his background — as the son of Cuban immigrants and a Spanish speaker — could have helped Trump appeal to Latino voters. He could also have helped draw more moderate and establishment-minded voters and donors turned off by Trump’s coarse rhetoric. But Rubio’s candidacy is complicated by the fact that he lives in Florida, like Trump, and would likely need to move.

Conversations in the last 10 days between Rubio and Trump’s campaign had focused on concerns about the residency issue and how they would work around both men residing in the same state, according to a person familiar with the private talks who insisted on anonymity to discuss them.

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