Trump not considering Haley as running mate
Former President Donald Trump said on Saturday that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not being considered to be his running mate in the November election, dismissing a report by news site Axios.
“Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Citing people familiar with the situation, Axios had reported that Trump could pick Haley if he were convinced she could help him win the presidency, avoid a potential prison sentence and cover tens of millions in legal bills if he loses.
Haley, the former South Carolina governor and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ended her longshot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Trump in March.
Comment was not immediately available from Haley. While she has acknowledged that Trump, who repeatedly belittled her candidacy, would be the Republican nominee, Haley has not endorsed him.
There was already a long list of potential candidates for the vice president position that includes North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance, and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Burgum and Scott competed against Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination before dropping out.
Noem has been embroiled in controversy after recently revealing in a memoir that she once shot and killed a 14month-old dog for being disobedient.
Trump is in no hurry to pick a running mate, according to advisers. He will not be formally nominated until the Republican convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July.
He will face President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the Nov. 5 general election.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing has climbed to an estimated $363 million after no one won the jackpot on Friday.
If a lucky player had won the then $331 million jackpot on Friday, they could’ve walked away with $152.2 million – the cash option according to the lottery.
In March, a player in New Jersey won the first Mega Millions jackpot of the year: a whopping $1.13 billion.
Winning numbers for 5/10/24
The winning numbers for Friday, May 10 were 13 - 22 - 26 - 32 - 65 and Megaball was 18. The Megaplier was 4X.
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Did anyone win Mega Millions?
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Former President Donald Trump is in no hurry to pick a running mate, according to advisers.