Vivek Ramaswamy is not a contender for vice president under Donald Trump

According to those familiar with the situation, Donald Trump has ruled out Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate and is instead considering the businessman for a position in the Cabinet as he assesses a potential government.

According to those briefed on the conversation, Trump directly informed Ramaswamy that he won’t be his choice for vice president but is still considering him for positions like secretary of Homeland Security. According to some Trump supporters, Ramaswamy is the perfect candidate for the position because he is a natural public speaker and, as the son of immigrants from India, he can defuse criticism of the administration’s broad immigration restrictions.
As he grabbed control of the Republican nomination, Trump had several conversations lately about cabinet jobs with friends. This one is just one of them. The criteria by which Trump is assessing potential candidates include perceived electoral power, ideological fit, and loyalty, according to anonymous sources involved with the process.
Representative Elise Stefanik, former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota and another former GOP primary rival, have all made an impression on Trump and his staff for potential Cabinet positions.
Those familiar with Trump’s thinking say he is searching for a running mate who won’t be distracted by the spotlight but who can provide him with a statistical advantage against President Joe Biden. Trump has revealed to trusted advisors and supporters that he is not very pleased with any of the options being floated for running mates. According to those close to the former president, his list of alternatives has just become broader.
Kevin McCarthy, the US House Speaker who was just ousted, is seen as the front-runner to become chief of staff. McCarthy possesses qualities that Trump values highly, such as his familiarity with Capitol Hill, government agencies, and budgets. However, McCarthy declined the position during Trump’s previous administration because he wanted to be speaker.
The former president and his advisors are keen to avoid what they perceive to be a grave error from the first term, when legislative and regulatory priorities were stalled due to a disorganised transition and the appointment of numerous high-ranking aides and Cabinet members who aimed to impede rather than advance Trump’s agenda.
Not only have family members helped with his hunt, but so have elite assistants like Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita. Son-in-law Recently, Jared Kushner has become more involved in the campaign, reaching out via phone calls and texts with recommendations. Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, has shown interest in taking on a significant transition role, in part to help prevent opponents of the president, known as “MAGA” hardliners, from being appointed to high positions.
But Trump is still enthralled by those he perceives as successful, independently rich, and well-dressed, despite aides praising supporters who would assist in enforcing tight immigration restrictions, new tariffs, significant cutbacks to the federal bureaucracy, and a reorganisation of US foreign policy.
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Senior Trump campaign advisor Jason Miller said that it is much too soon to make assumptions about the candidates for the Cabinet or other important positions. It seems that someone has made a list of everyone who has ever met President Trump, and they are now making assumptions about who would be involved in a Trump administration that lasts longer than the first. The fact is, all of this is bullshit until you hear it straight from President Trump or his campaign,” Miller said.
Participants in the discussions describe a very Trump experience: while food is being served continuously, the former president is watching cable news or picking out his favourite songs for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club. He interjects political observations and criticisms of the media into the conversation.
The billionaire who launched a brief presidential campaign, Burgum, has garnered praise from the previous president on many occasions. It has been suggested that he might be a suitable candidate to head the Energy Department during a transition. Burgum is an advocate of fossil energy, much like Trump.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has received plaudits from fellow US senators Lindsey Graham and John Thune for a potential choice for vice president.
Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, is not anticipated to be involved in a Trump administration after his fruitless primary fight against the outgoing president. In private talks, Trump often expresses his frustrations at DeSantis. However, those familiar with the encounter say the once-againsts had an unexpectedly friendly phone call shortly after DeSantis withdrew. The conversation was kept secret.
Though he has a history of changing his mind on appointments and policies, Trump is currently dissatisfied with his pool of potential vice presidents. The third-ranking House Republican, Stefanik, is seen as having no national recognition, a weak financial foundation, or the capacity to win over her home state of New York, a long-standing fantasy for Trump, a Queens native. However, many close to Trump said that she would probably have a cabinet position.
One of his previous press secretaries in the White House, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has been criticised by Trump for waiting too long to back him. Due to her highly criticised reaction to Biden’s State of the Union address, Senator Katie Britt of Alabama lost a lot of ground, and Trump supporters already saw her as a close friend of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Department of Justice
Trump considers one of his most important choices to be taking the helm of the country’s premier law enforcement organisation. Trump and his solicitor general had disagreements on the Russian election meddling probe and his unsupported allegations that the 2020 election was rigged. The former president is being prosecuted by the Justice Department for keeping confidential information, and attempts to have his election overturned have only increased the stakes.
Senate Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah are considered potential candidates for attorney general since it would probably be simple to get their approval.
Mike Davis is a former adviser to Senator Chuck Grassley who worked at the Justice Department. Trump has spoken about appointing Davis as White House counsel or acting attorney general on many occasions. Another individual considered a serious candidate for White House counsel is Mike Purpura, who defended Trump during his first impeachment.
Several individuals familiar with Trump’s plans say that FBI Director Christopher Wray, whom Trump selected in 2017 but who has subsequently angered him with remarks on Ukraine and January 6, is unlikely to stay if Trump is reelected. They said that it was anticipated that Wray would step down.
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The former president still has a lot of affection for Lighthizer and Ben Carson, Trump’s secretary of housing and urban development, who may soon be promoted.
Former intelligence director John Ratcliffe is seen as a viable candidate for the position, as well as secretary of state or defence. According to people familiar with Trump’s current thinking, nothing is decided, and it will probably be a musical chair arrangement for the top positions. Potential candidates include Representative Mike Waltz of Florida, former chief of staff of the National Security Council Keith Kellogg, and Senators JD Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida.