Trump campaign accelerates vetting of potential running mates

With the start of the Republican Party's presidential nominating convention less than six weeks away, Donald Trump's campaign is picking up the pace in vetting the potential running mates

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at a news conference with fellow Republican governors, at an oil refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana on June 3, 2024 (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, May 11, 2024.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

That's in line with a handful of interviews in which the former president has said there's "probably a pretty good chance" that he'll announce his running mate "in Milwaukee."

Asked to comment on the reporting from Fox News and other news organizations regarding the vetting process, Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes said "anyone claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump."

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