Who Should Trump Choose for His Vice President?

The topic of discussion for this Constitution Monday is the choice of a vice president for Donald Trump. The choice of a vice president for any presidential candidate is important. If anyone has anyone doubts about the importance of this choice, they should just take a long look at the current vice president – Kamala Harris. She was chosen for all the wrong reasons: she was a woman of color. She has no other qualifications. In fact, she had to drop out of the 2020 Democrat presidential campaign because no one voted for her.

The choice of a vice president is critical because he or she stands next in line for the leadership of the United States of America. The qualifications for vice president are laid out in the Constitution, and they are exactly the same as those required for the president. “The vice president must have been born in the United States or on U.S. soil abroad, must be at least 35 years old, and must have spent at least 14 years of his or her life in the United States.” 

Trump has a brief list of choices for his vice president, but I am not certain about who is on the list. One of the possible contenders is North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. He was in New York City to support Trump at the hush money trial. He was at a recent Trump rally in New Jersey. In early May, Burgum and his wife Kathryn attended a fund-raising event held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

One of Trump’s requirements for a vice president is that Trump must like the person “regardless of what they bring to the ticket.” This makes sense because Americans want their president and vice president to work well together. According to an article at MSN by Vivian Salama and Alex Leary, Trump likes Burgum because he is “rich, loyal and good looking” and “a rich guy with rich friends.” 

Anyone can see that Trump surrounds himself with good-looking men and women. When they are rich with rich friends, they have the ability to bring more funding to the campaign. Loyalty should be important to anyone.

More important qualities to me are: Can he execute an intelligent conversation? Is he capable of leading the nation should something happen to the president? Does he love America? Will he serve Americans rather than himself? What kind of experience can he bring to the office?