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Democrats reportedly "fear" a scenario where former President Donald Trump selects Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his running mate would be the end for President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, a top GOP strategist told FOX News Digital on Sunday (June 9).
"Rubio is a familiar face who has become one of the strongest voices in the Senate for the America First agenda, is excellent on TV, and can blast Biden effectively for his failed policies," the strategist said.
"Trump is doing very well with Latino voters and the addition of Rubio would only strengthen that, which could spell the end for Biden," the strategist added, claiming, "Rubio would be a solid, safe pick, with a lot of upside."
Rubio is reportedly among at least seven candidates who have received documents from the Trump campaign amid its ongoing vetting process, the New York Post reported last Thursday (June 5). Other candidates include Republican Sens. JD Vance (Ohio) and Tim Scott (South Carolina), Reps. Byron Donalds (Florida) and Elise Stefanik (New York), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Trump administration Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.
Last week, Trump said he thinks he'll reveal his running mate decision during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month.
“I think I’ll announce who that person’s going to be during the convention,” Trump said during an interview with FOX News host Sean Hannity that aired Thursday night. “I think that’s pretty normal — during the convention, it will be an interesting period of time.”
Trump previously indicated to News12 that his running mate decision would be made "probably not too much before" the start of the Republican National Convention, where he'll formally be named the GOP presidential nominee, scheduled from July 15 to 18.
“We have so many,” Trump said at the time. ”I don’t want to do that, we have so many.” “We have many people who would do a fantastic job."
Trump campaign spokesman Brian Hughes told the New York Post that the former president hasn't made a decision on his running mate nor revealed when he plans to.
“Anyone claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump,” Hughes said in a statement.