Former President Donald Trump hasn’t officially won the GOP nomination yet but given he’s ahead of his closest rival by more than 44 points, he’s got it locked up, barring any unforeseen events. Given that, attention is now shifting to who could possibly serve as his running mate. Some Republicans have positioned themselves to serve in the role, such as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Kari Lake, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Whether he chooses one of those women or goes a totally different route remains to be seen, of course, but last week, he was asked about one possibility that has rattled the left.
During an appearance on "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show," the former president weighed in on whether former Fox News host Tucker Carlson could be considered for the role.
“I like Tucker a lot; I guess I would,” he said. “I think I’d say I would, because he’s got great common sense.”
“You know, when they say that you guys are conservative, or I’m conservative — it’s not that we’re conservative, we have common sense. We want to have safe borders. We want to have a wall, because walls work,” he added.
While the idea sounds far-fetched, some conservative commentators argued a Trump/Carlson ticket would be a “great idea.”
The left did not see it that way, however.
“UGH: Donald Trump Flirts With Tucker Carlson as Running Mate,” read a Huffington Post article.
The New Republic, meanwhile, warned its readers: “Trump Floats Worst Person You Know as Potential Vice President Pick.”
Over at The Daily Beast, the first line to its piece on the “match made in Hell,” read: “Donald Trump just made the idea of a second term even more nightmarish.”
Speculation about the possible ticket was further fueled over the weekend when Trump attended UFC 295 in New York with Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock, and UFC President Dana White.
I’m sure Tucker going to UFC with Trump in the *same week* he said he’d consider him as VP was just a “coincidence”
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) November 12, 2023
Trial balloon? https://t.co/S8eE1sqpT0
Tonight at UFC fights at Madison Square Garden pic.twitter.com/Jj3Ga5oSgo
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 12, 2023
