first up, j.d. vance. >> what democrats do they say well, he believes this because he hates poor people. he does this because he hates black people. they can't pull that with me. >> i don't know anyone that's ready for that kind of scrutiny. >> steve: that's coming up. will cain sits down with kevin costner about his new movie and the future of america. >> every election somebody is going to take care of the veterans and every it's going to be something about this. it doesn't seem to happen. the americans are frustrated. >> ainsley: i can't wait to see that all right. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ >> steve: and we start with a fox news alert. this morning in russia, "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich's espionage trial happening behind closed doors, 15 months after he was arrested. >> brian: a russian prosecutor says there is proof, proof that he collected secrets about the russian defense industry for the cia. >> ainsley: but the u.s. insists moscow is using the american journalis

and j.d. vance now on ump's vp shortlist, new kfile reporting tonight shows he liked tweets, calling trump a monster and a quote, douchey celebs and that's just the beginning. plus president biden breaking his silence on his son's conviction, saying for the first time he will not commute a prison sentence. let's go out front and good evening. >> i'm erin burnett outfront tonight, trunk behind closed doors, ranting today, we are told about taylor swift and nancy pelosi. now, this was what he chose to do on his first trip to capitol hill since the insurrection. >> here's what he said. >> this was a great meeting. this tremendous unity and the republican party, this is an outstanding group of people. i'm with them a 1,000%. there was me 1,000%. we agreed just about on everything. and if there isn't, we work it out those are his comments after, you know, when he talks about this thousand percent think about this. the republican leader mitch mcconnell, who had said trump was responsible for january

and j.d. vance now on trump's vp shortlist, new kfile reporting tonight chose he liked tweets, calling trump a monster. a quote, douchey celebs. and that's just the beginning. plus president biden breaking his silence on his son's conviction, saying for the first time he will not commute a prison sentence. let's go out front and good evening. >> i'm erin burnett outfront tonight. trump behind closed doors, ranting today, we are told about taylor swift and nancy pelosi. now, this was what he chose to do on his first trip to capitol hill since the insurrection. >> here's what he said. >> this was a great meeting. this tremendous unity and the republican party, this is an outstanding group of people. i'm with them 1,000% there was me, 1,000%. we agreed just about on everything. and if there isn't, we work it out those are his comments after and, you know, when he talks about this thousand percent think about this, the republican leader mitch mcconnell, who had said trump was responsible for janua

who do you want to see -- >> j.d. vance is if man. we have to win a rust belt state. j.d., rubio, berg ham, j.d. vance, under the age of 40, can help with younger voters. >> brendan, what do you think? is j.d. vance the right guy to help donald trump bring in those voters? does he bring in anyone new? >> i don't know that a vp brings anyone new at all. i think j.d. vance is clearly the most well suited trump-like person to take that mantle. he has completely embraced what it means to be a trumpist, a populist, anti-immigrant, anti-trade, anti-corporate, all the things that donald trump has come to define his policy around, j.d. vance has been there from the beginning. all the others are sort of awkward fits to me. marco rubio -- everyone has adopted it. j.d. varns sort of rose to prominence in that way. he's also a very skilled entertainer, performative politician in a way that donald trump likes. it seems like a natural fit for me. i don't know that it adds a lot, but it might make donald trump feel well to have a guy like that next to him. >> brendan buck, thank you for

now, for senator j.d.ance, is he also extremely well-connected, and he talked about the president's preparation for the debate. very different from traditional ways of precinct. >> again, i think if you sort of talk to him, is he really worried about the number of illegal immigrants that have come to this country. is he really worried about inflation. is he really worried about the fact that young americans can't afford a home. and he really cares about becoming president again not for his own reasons but because he wants to make those problems better for american citizens. debate prep is really, i think, at least in my limited experience with him, he's thinking about how to translate these really, really important topics into a message that works. >> ainsley: that debate is next thursday night. so we talked about tim scott meeting with the billionaires at the summit. j.d. vance was in court with donald trump supporting him in new york. he had this silicon valley donor network. we saw all the money they ra

>> tim scott. >> vance. >> vance. >> j.d. vance. >> j.d. vance. what about you ma'am. >> tim scott. >> scott. >> lawrence: let's got full audience here. all right, guys. so we are interviewing everyone that's going to be in the running for vice president. donald trump says he has already made his decision but he hasn't told them. so he may be influenced by you guys to change his decision. so we got four people in the running right now from what we hear. we have got marco rubio, who is for marco rubio. [applause] >> lawrence: okay tim scott, who is for tim scott. [louder applause] >> lawrence: ains did i that interview today who is for j.d. vance? [applause] >> lawrence: then doug burgum. i think tim scott got it in here. [applause] >> steve: that's what it sounded like indeed, if the former president is watching this, if he hasn't selected tim scott he may be reconsidering it right now. >> ainsley: lawrence, he would be the first african-american v.p. on the republican side. he has that. he also is such a strong christian and growing up in the bic

so something like j.d. vance, i mean our j.d.man of high character, but he is a man of high intellect and trump. >> can't trust me. >> it's the same thing with doug burgum. doug burgum as a man, he's not a man of great charisma, but he's a man of great accomplishment. trump can't trust the, but you can trust to tim scott because he's a zero and you can trust marco rubio because he's spiritually broken. so i think he's going to be looking for one of those sort of more negligible human beings. rather than somebody with high intellect or high care. so how does it, who is the biden campaign concerned about his running mate? i actually don't think the biden campaign is concerned about any of these people because all they do is serve to reinforce all of the worst aspects of donald trump. and that is the biden campaign's winning message here. so, you know, j.d. vance is somebody who's shown that he's willing to go out and advance and he trump lie. and doug burgum has gone out and shown that he's willing to advance any trump life. so for

in j.d.ance, trump sees the heir apparent to lead the movement, once trump is no longer center stage. but i think in rubio, the trump campaign sees the candidate that could most help them with the political math. you have two groups in particular that i think rubio is attractive to. skeptical republicans, the republicans who continue to show up in primaries and vote for nikki haley. donald trump has to bring some of those people back, make sure they turn out for him, not for joe biden or stay home, and of course republicans are making a big push with hispanics. some republican operatives out there think trump can win the hispanic vote in 2024. that would be difficult. >> almost impossible. >> even if it's close. >> could be a 44% george w. bush money. >> that would be decisive. rubio can help with those constituents. >> that's an interesting one. rubio being florida as well as trump, i mean, there is the bush cheney reality, right? >> look, i concur with carlos. i think why trump aides keep b

tell us about j.d. vance. what would that look like in terms of a trump presidency? >> j.d. vance, like marco rubio, a decade ago was ripping into donald trump. rubio called trump a con artist. j.d. vance has called trump equally harsh things. but they've forgot been that now and they've become very strong supporters. for vance in ohio, i think he probably would guarantee the ohio senate seat would go to -- [no audio] >> l. it seems like we might have -- all right, it seements like we might have lost greg there. unfortunately a really interesting conversation about who trump's potential v.p. pick would be. of course this as we count down to thursday's debate in atlanta. of course when president biden and donald trump will be squaring off, going to be following that one closely. much more ahead. this is bloomberg. sweat isn't sweet. it's salty. lmnt. more electrolytes. zero sugar. you feel the difference when you get it right. stay salty. >> let's bring you some breaking news from a couple of minutes ago and that is that senior banker jonathan kaye has resigned from the firm

two sources say ohio senator j.d. vance, north dakota governor doug burgum and florida senator marco rubio are on the list and one source says tim scott is in the

j.d. vance being celebrated talking about how he was a never trumper to on his short list for surrogate son? >> that baby face guy was making a lot of sense in the intro. what happened to him? if we could only bring him back. >> what did happen to him? >> donald trump is on his side right now and i view what happened to him as what happened to a lot of these guys, smak thing that happened to marco. they saw these guys wanted maga, wanted trumpism, and they back filled the policy rationale to support that. and i think someone like j.d. vance was always moderate on economic issues, and so he used that to argue he's maga and he layered on top of that i guess in order to be maga i have to suck up to donald trump and go with the big lie and do vaccine conspiracies. he layered that on top of his more authentic populous economic agenda, and now here he is as kind of a golden boy in the maga world. >> i do wonder if there's something to the idea don jr. likes j.d. vance and trump wants to be the a

i don't think he brings as much as j.d.f a presence than burgum. >> and what about -- dan balz, what about the double haters that ashley parker wrote about today in terms of voters opposed to both candidates. how do you think the candidates is try to appeal to those and change their minds? >> well, that's a very important question, because i think those double haters, as we're calling them this year, are in general so dissatisfied with both candidates, the question is how many of them will actually vote. i think each of these candidates has to say something directly to them saying they understand their lives, where they're coming from and why they're disillusioned both with the candidates and the political process. i think it will be a challenge for each of these candidates, president biden and former president trump to be able to speak that effectively to these voters. i think these voters are going to wait well into the fall before they make a decision. >> we're going to have to leave it there. please, all of you come bac

now you have senator j.d.ce set up a fundraiser out there and goes to newport beach on saturday. thousands lined up on the streets and went n front of 3,000. and then he had this fundraiser. and on the bay. the boats were on the outside of newport. then he goes over to vegas and finishes up and flies home. still a big gap of 36 million between the two campaigns. the president -- the former president is closing the gap. the big story is, i think that virginia, new hampshire, he is up in deed heat. nevada, and arizona four or five points the president is up. so he has got to feel good about where is he at right now. >> ainsley: he went after biden's border. he said something that broke a lot of news over the weekend but he said he wants president biden to take a drug test before the debate in about two and a half weeks. he said i will take one. he needs to take one. he said. is he not old. is he incompetent. >> brian: right. his age is not the problem. >> lawrence: whether it's the drug test or just explaining t

up next talk live with ohio senator j.d.e on the short list of running mates for former president trump. first what some of the affiliates covering tonight. pop star justin timberlake is charged with driving while intoxicated. daily mail.com took this photo of timberlake in handcuffs shortly after the incident. police in sag harbor say he hit a stop sign and veered out of his lane early today. he was released without bond after his arraignment. fox 40 in jackson, mississippi with a reward for information about an escaped murder suspect growing to $10,000. video showing joshua zimmerman walking out of the desoto toe county courthouse unaccompanied. he is charged with murder, attempted murder, and other crimes. and this is a live look at las vegas from our affiliate fox 524. one of the big stories there tonight, the discovery of a mysterious monolith north of the las vegas valley. police say their search and rescue team found this strange formation over the weekend. it is located near gas peek in the northern area of the valle

first up, j.d.. >> what democrats do is say well, he just believes this because he hates poor people. or he believes this because he hates black people. they really can't pull that with me. >> i don't know that anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. >> steve: plus, will cain talked to my wife's dreamy guy kevin costner. she loves that guy and so does most of america about his new movie and the future of america. watch this. >> public service really is about us. like going after problems in a very logical way are we looking at things broken for so long. >> steve: all right #. that's coming up and so much more. the second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. >> lawrence: all right. buckle up. fox news alert. dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas is set to speak in tucson, arizona today on enforcement efforts at the southern border. >> ainsley: his visit comes after new cbp numbers show a massive spike in the criminal migrants that are entering the u.s. >> brian: david spunt is at the white ho

is it about j.d. vance?one who will not say no to him and will sort of make him feel comfortable indulging all of his instincts. and so e think it's going to tell us a lot how he plans to governor. >> the last vice president he had isn't supporting him, and i think that's really telling. >>> we have more to talk about when we come back. some of the best advice for a president in a re-election debate that has been learned over decades of experience. our "meet the press minute" is next. >>> welcome back. the biden and trump campaigns have announced similar strategies ahead of their debate rematch on thursday. to quote, let biden be biden and let trump be trump, encouraging the candidates to lean into their authentic personalities. that campaign cliche began with ronald reagan back in the '80s. in 1984 the polling director for president reagan's re-election campaign joined this broadcast ahead of his debate with walter mondale. >> four years ago you advised president reagan or then-candidate reagan to talk less

people like j.d.ate particularly women out there who trump needs to appeal to, he thinks he has a chance at winning, j.d. vance is someone who looks like a family man who during his senate campaign said that women should stay in marriages for the sake of the kids even if they are unhappy or violent. he's also made some pretty outrageous comments about abortion in cases of rape and incest as it being an inconvenience. these are extreme positions that are in line with the maga extreme positions that trump has taken. they want a national abortion ban. people like j.d. vance and doug burgum who also signed into law one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country making it a class c felony if you perform an abortion after six weeks except for cases of rape and incest these are extreme positions and trump is considering these guys to be his vp tells you how he feels about women rights in this country. is it going to appeal to the moderate women in the swing states? the people who trump needs to win

. >> gillian: j.d. is in the running and can carry maga past the 2024 election into 2028. >> he needs to dial a little -- dig deeper and ask why they like j.d. and sarah huckabee sanders. >> gillian: thank you for being here. have a good day. good luck. >> mike: former president trump's legal team is going back to court. a florida judge a considering dismissing the case over allegations jack smith was unlawfully appointed. jeff paul is live in fort pierce, florida. jeff. >> day two. series of hearings related to trump's classified documents case set to get underway in less than an hour at the federal courthouse in florida. much like friday. today's motion centers around trump's defense team saying the appointment of the special counsel was unconstitutional. specifically today's early morning motion centers around the funding when it comes to the employment of special counsel jack smith. trump defense wants the case thrown out for this reason in addition to their friday argument the d.o.j. regulations do

and on the loyalty question, burg, i'm i mean, j.d. vance was extremely critical of donald trump in 20 hey, 16, we can talk about that another time. but when it comes to bergen, he said originally that he wouldn't do business. >> doug burger was very wealthy from from business and he said that he wouldn't do business with donald trump. >> well, over the weekend, he changed his tune i wish every american could see him. the way katherine i've got to norm in the last six months because this guy is tireless. he's committed, he's smart, he's funny. he's nothing like he's portrayed in the press. and so if you asked me that same question today, i'd be like absolutely whitley, i would do business with them because i mean, think about how successfully been whether it's a whatever it is i mean, whether it's in tv real estate, politics all the things that he's done, we should be grateful that we've got someone who's willing with that kind of talent from the private sector that's willing to put themselves back into the presidential race again righ

is it about j.d. vns?d will sort of make him feel comfortable indulging all of his instincts? so i think it willals a lot about how he plans to govern. >> the last vice president he had isn't supporting him and i think that's very telling. >> we have more to talk about when we come back. some of the best advice for a president in a re-election (vo) a law partner rediscovers her grandmother's artistry and establishes a charitable trust to keep the craft alive for generations to come. from preserving a cultural tradition to leaving a legacy, a raymond james financial advisor gets to know you, your passions, and the way you enrich your community. that's life well planned. ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪ ♪ you don't... ♪ ♪ you don't have to worry... ♪ (man) every time i needed a new phone, ♪ you don't... ♪ i had to switch carriers... (roommate) i told him...at verizon, everyone can get that iphone 15 on them. (man) now that i got a huge storage and battery upgrade... i'm officially done

over to you guys. >> thanks, j.d.ho will be donald trump's running mate fufsz is profiling top contenders and the people who know them best. since a. >> ainsley: we sat down with senator tim scott and his fiancee mindy at their church in south carolina. >> ainsley: mindy, thank you for sitting down with us. you kept your relationship quite for a long time next thing we know you proposed. >> january 20th. kiawah island. one of the coldest days in january out there. beautiful kiawah sun set. and it was very cold. i had my gloves on. he told me to take my gloves off. i said no i want to keep them on,silly. >> ainsley: until you saw the ring. >> until i saw him get on his knee. t>> going down to my knee i felt a wave of emotion hit me like a ton of patriotics. i really want to spedgesd the rest of my life with this woman and what a blessing. >> ainsley: so, mindy, tell us your story. start from the beginning how you met. >> so we had mutual friends. originally they were trying to set us up on a pickle date. talked about o

rachel: j.d. the crowd it appeared from the reports that several people in the crowd were really excited about j.d. vance, and that would be a really interesting ticket, right? new york billion mare next to this guy who grew up, you know, sort of in the rust belt, in the poorest sort of conditions. and i think that do -- but also, obviously, has had a successful career in finance. so that combination, fascinating to me in a real sort of toss to or or nod to the working class. if. charlie: and the fact that he's younger also means it carries the agenda for, you know, eight more years past. rachel: i don't think there's an issue i don't with agree with j.d. vance on. will: there's no more dangerous place for us to be embracing dei ideology than where it can literally cost lives. that's what's happening in oregon where they're saying microaggressions could cost you your job. doctors who are guilty of microaggressions could lose their medical license. this is a proposed rule. it reads, implicit and ex

thank you, j.d. >> janice: of course. >> steve: let's talk about this.eading to camp david in maryland to prep for the cnn presidential debates. this as democrats grow increasingly dubious of the president's strategy which largely involves focusing on trump rather than kitchen table issues one party strategist. realize how dire this situation is right now. is that is scary, joining us fox news contributor and former chief president spooch writer bill mcgurn. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. >> steve: do you buy into that axios story some top democrats are thinking they don't get it. >> i get it. i think it would be better if joe biden were concentrating on inflation, the border. things people care about. our standing in the world. the problem is he has a terrible record. and that's compounded by the way he tends to try to sell it. on the economy, for a long time, they denied inflation. then they talked about their achievements, you know, and they did it in a way that said you're not smarted enough to preach the just how smart and successful j

will j.d.ce be debating kamala harris in the upcoming months in plus, joe biden makes a move at the border five months ahead of the election as voters denounce biden's handling of immigration. texas governor greg abbott on whether anything has changed at all as illegals move from texas and arizona to san diego to flood into america. all of this as the leading congressional oversight committees recommend criminal charges against hunter and james biden. coming up, house oversight committee chairman james comer on where his impeachment inquiry is headed now. plus, fox news legal analyst gregg jarrett and the new york post columnist miranda devine on the democrats' lawfare strategy ises. all of this as china gets more aggressive, new recruiting former u.s. fighter pilots to aa cyst in china's air combat. pete hegseth with a look at america's military and what he calls the war on warriors. it's all right here, right now on "sunday morning futures." ♪ ♪ maria: is and we begin this sunday morning with

running mate will be in atlanta tonight, but he hasn't said which of the top contenders he'll choose, j.d. vance, marco rubio, doug burgum as allies suggest mr. trump may rein himself in on stage. will we see a more disciplined mr. trump tonight on that debate stage? >> you will. he has been president of the united states. he knows what this job is. he knows the issues and the ways to fix this country, and then he is looking at a man who has done a terrible job. >> reporter: it's not clear if the two opponents will shake hands, as is tradition. in a studio with no live audience and with microphones muted when it's note their turn to speak. some new national polling shows mr. trump narrowly leading president biden, although within a narrow margin. tonight may make a difference. 16% of voters say they're open to changing their pick based on tonight's performances. the most critical in this campaign yet. >> hallie joins us now from the spin room tonight where the debate is just the beginning of a new push for both campaigns. >> reporter: that's right, lester. after their surrogate tip, the s

byron donalds, they have attacked j.d.ey have attacked not doug burgum but elise stefanik. they are going after -- marco rubio as well. they are going after all the people that they feel like could invite more voters into the republican party. >> brian: i always look at the sunday shows. that's where the president gets his auditions because he wants them to go into hostile territory and see how it's done. byron donalds i watched last night about 10:00 because of the comments he made about jim crow and that period of time was better for the black family as brutal as it was with segregation. i watched him go in there, go to battle for it. talked about republicans and historically democrats were the ones with segregation and jim crow. i thought he was brilliant. marco rubio is a saber tooth tiger in there and tom cotton has three straight weeks in a row taking the fire and givings it back. and left all three hosts flabbergasted and marco rubio really understands him. i don't think he can go wrong with any of them. i think all

first up, j.d. vance. >> they are looking at me and looking at other people, too. >> i am not raring to change anything about our lives right now. i believe in jd and really love him. >> lawrence: that was sweet. h hallmark moment, chiefings tea teaming s cheefs teaming up for a movie. >> brian: hardknocks, not a hallmark movie. i am tired of the chiefs. >> steve: i love the chiefs, they won the last super bowl. >> ainsley: and there is taylor swift. >> lawrence: should we start the show? >> brian: now. >> steve: in russia, "wall street journal" report er evan gershkovich espionage trial happening behind closed doors. we don't know what happened after press availability 15 months after he was arrested. >> brian: russ ian prosecutor says there is proof he collected information. >> ainsley: he is using our american as a bargaining chip. >> lawrence: hi, alex. >> this long waited trial of evan gershkovich kicking off today while journalists and u.s. officials from the embassy were not allowed in the en

senators tom cotton and j.d. vance on the v.p.hort list, here is what they are saying about the possibility of being selected as running mate. >> he will make a choice when he is ready to make the choice. i'm focused on helping him win this election so we can reverse damage joe biden has inflictod this country for fearer yoos. >> we've had conversations with the trump team, i have not spoken with the president directly. i want to help donald trump get elected, it is important he become the next president. >> todd: j.d. vance will joan "fox and friends" live. >> carley: trump set for virtual probasis hearing. after a jury convicted him, former president could face prison time or probation, this interview will help decide that. it is next step. juan merchan will sentence trump on july 7. >> carley: will the definitelies in the hunter biden case call the first son to testify? >> todd: brooke singman has more. >> brooke: abbe lowell telling the judge, we are down to that last decision. the we have heard from hunter's daughter, gordon

nicole came or stopped or interests j.d. stay let's play find the dea agent at the bar, your brothers, the biggest traffic or inlay me. >> we went our separate ways. >> i'm gonna need you to re-establish the connection you're gonna have to prove something i remind you that you tried to keep the family together. >> i will come to learn hard miami lessons every pleasure has a price absolutely. free text. hello? >> to three-to-one, three-to-one today. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn tonight. >> new details about the preparations going into cnn's presidential debate by both the trump and biden campaign's the rate now less than two weeks away. cnn, his learning that former white house chief of staff ron klain is leaving biden's prep, which will focus on painting. trump is chaotic and divisive and for trump's part cnn is learning that he is in policy prep sessions, but senators marco rubio and eric schmidt, this is the bulwark markup udo reports for the final weeks of trump's vip stakes have turned into, q

you can see it here on the screen now, that includes a senator's j.d. vance, senator tim scott marco rubio, as well as congressmen elise stefanik and byron donalds. and so very well, there could be someone who was in that room yesterday, who is donald trump's potential vice president and donald trump himself address this last night when he was asked this question can take a listen to his response was you're pick for vp in that room with you probably hear i don't want to go, but probably i think we'll probably announced it during the convention. >> do you know who your vps i have sort of a good idea to really talented people now, okay, luck. it's always hard to predict who a presidential candidates running mate will be. it's even harder to predict with donald trump. and when i talked to his advisers, they tell me that even now his decision is still in flux and this is donald trump. we are talking about so really until this is formally announced, he could still change his mind. so keep that in mind as we have these conversations about who potentially migh

>> j.d. ncmr. trump: you like j? who do you like? would you al guys like as jd? >> tom cotton.rubio. re is a lot of variance. i think biden has been the worst president in the history of our country. i think bryden is the worst president in the history of our countr is destroying our country. know. he is a terrible president. struggles. i don't care about the debate. do you know where he president. prettystic around. i will buy you a sandwich. >> away. >>mr. trump: they see how bad he isgo ahead. we got to get a sandwich. i'm buying everybody a sandwich. thank you, ma'am. man. let's go. ■y?who do you like? he has got his own race. he is fantastic. that is an interesting one. ready? no tax. who are you with? >> nbc. you are so friendly. you are o ndyou are good report. >> would like to tl you soon. . i can't believe it. can handle guys like this. right around the convention. maybe a ttle before. we have some great people. e as vp? ryan is good. good. he? let me see. that is nice. di that is hand-painted. mr. p:who did it? >> mr. trump: the starving artist s not starving. paid a

j.d.rgum. >> i think that we are beginning to see how much he both prizes, i think, loyalty but there's sort of a personality component to this as well. i think they were some of the names earlier on that we heard about that are no longer in the running here. i don't really have a clear sense of who he will choose. i'm curious what other folks have to say on that front. >> martha: rick. >> i think doug burgum and j.d. vance have risen -- >> martha: clearly, but why? >> slightly different reasons. one thing with doug burgum is that he's quite wealthy, his wife has developed a strong relationship with melania trump. which i think is an interesting kind of wrinkle on the personality of this. j.d. vance i think he likes the fact that he's young, that he kind of made himself a celebrity that was maga skeptical at first and even anti-trump and never trump, but has come around entirely. to him that symbolizes something important and i think that generational gap is something that he looks at, esp

j.d.hink that we are beginning to see how much he both prizes, i think, loyalty but there's sort of a personality component to this as well. i think they were some of the names earlier on that we heard about that are no longer in the running here. i don't really have a clear sense of who he will choose. i'm curious what other folks have to say on that front. >> martha: rick. >> i think doug burgum and j.d. vance have risen -- >> martha: clearly, but why? >> slightly different reasons. one thing with doug burgum is that he's quite wealthy, his wife has developed a strong relationship with melania trump. which i think is an interesting kind of wrinkle on the personality of this. j.d. vance i think he likes the fact that he's young, that he kind of made himself a celebrity that was maga skeptical at first and even anti-trump and never trump, but has come around entirely. to him that symbolizes something important and i think that generational gap is something that he looks at, especially runn

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that includes north dakota governor doug burgum, senators marco rubio, j.d. vance, and tim scott.nalds and elise stefanik. and also trump's former cabinet secretary ben carson. all at least seven are undergoing really what is the political version of a background check. >> ronny: wait, trump is doing background checks? why? what's he going to find out about someone else that's worse than what he's done? yo, this dude's got fraud, sexual assault, infidelity, tax evasion, bankruptcies, impeachments, he hung out with epstein. i mean, is he really going to be like, "hold on, hold on, j.d. vance got a parking ticket in 1994? i can't be associated with a man like that." i will say, i am impressed with the diversity in this list. i mean, three black guys! although, it's less impressive when you consider trump thinks all of them are herman cain. although, you may have noticed one name who isn't on the list, is kristi noem, which has to be pretty upsetting for her. although, i'm sure she'll be fine, once she lets off some steam at the firing range. [audience reacts] meanwhile, big news tod

ohio senator j.d. vance and north dakota governor doug burgum are at the top of the list, as we understand it, with florida senator marco rubio also in contention. this is according to nbc sources. missing, of course, from the suggested finalists are women or any of the black candidates once floated for the job like senator tim scott or congressman byron donalds. your thoughts on that, madame mayor, especially as trump tries to court black voters. >> reverend al, i want to be 1,001% clear, i wouldn't care if the running mate was black, brown, white, there is no one who can control for the policies that have attempted to destroy the democracy, the foundation on which our great nation is built, and that is we will give everyone access to the opportunity to be living on the path to self-sufficiency and anyone who subscribes to policies that are embraced by donald trump, we will give them no consideration. and you know, maybe i'm thinking about mayors now a great deal because i'm just returning from the u.

coming up with me j.d. vance said to be on the short list that came out from trump recently is in "focus" in a moment. let's beginning with fox news correspondent aishah hosni on capitol hill. >> good morning to you. it was really important for president trump to come back to washington for the first time in four years. come back to capitol hill and really be the leader of a united, strong republican party in both chambers. he buried the hatchet with gop leader mitch mcconnell and in my one-on-one interview he offered a pretty stunning olive branch to one of his loudest critics, governor larry hogan. >> will you support hogan to win the senate seat. >> i would like to see him win. >> are you endorsing him? >> nobody has asked me that but i essentially would be endorsing him, yeah. >> team hogan shot back immediately with this. governor hogan has been clear he is not supporting donald trump. just as he did not in 2016 and 2020. now democrats are hitting trump hard on a comment that he made about the rnc host

and let j.d.ce come, and i'm going to take him to the memorials, talk about our first responders, our ambulance drivers, our police, firefighters, people at the blood bank, regular people. shame on him. shame on him for disrespecting the dead and why they're dead. >> elsewhere, house speaker mike johnson paid a visit to donald trump at mar-a-lago yesterday. the pair met with republican national committee chairman to reportedly discuss campaign strategy as house republicans try to hold onto their razor thin majority in the chamber. johnson posted this picture on social media writing in part "i am confident we will send president trump back to the white house, win back the senate and grow our house republican majority." shortly after meeting, trump went to truth social to offer up multiple endorsements for republicans expected to face close races this fall. joining us now congressional reporter for the hill, good morning. thanks for being here. let's start there, the meeting between johnson and trum

but i don't think he is seriously under consideration, which breaks my heart to say that 50 on j.d.. and the rest on doug burgum because i'm not good with math. so whatever is left on burgum. >> bret: okay. wine, women and song. meredith? >> i'm split between governor burgum and j.d. vance. but this being donald trump, who really knows. although trey putting some money on youngkin, that is an interesting move, too. >> bret: former president with governor youngkin in blue state blue state but seems like getting purple. winners and losers "notable quotables." it's friday. ♪ ♪ n girls' day out is a good day out. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla. (♪) (♪) beaches rhythm and blues caribbean sale is now on. visit beaches.com or call 1-800-beaches. lumineux is the first fluoride free toothpaste i've ever found that actually works. my dentist was blown away with how clean and white my teeth are. my gums and teeth are so healthy. it's crazy. you can get lumineux toothpaste at walmart and target. from pep in their step to shine in their coats, when people switch their dog's foo

those are doug burgum marco rubio and j.d. vance, all passing what is considered trump's tv test, which is when trump asks people, does he look good on television who's the best on tv? >> and all three of those men seem to know that. just look at these numbers since may 1 burgum has done more than 30 interviews for trump 30 tv interviews vance has done 20 rubio, i guess really pulling in third at 13 and there may be a reason for that. so hold for that because i want to bring mark pluto and now's mark, this as you're reporting on this, now, you have spoken to a lot of maga insiders who know what trump is thinking, what he's saying to them. so let's start with j.d. vance. >> what's the current case? >> for and against i mean, there's a lot of things that maga ville really likes about j.d. >> vance, but the big thing is that he's from the rust belt. he's from ohio and in the polling and in the estimation of the trump campaign, he just needs to win one of those rustbelt swing states, wisconsin, pennsylvania, or michigan, and he wi

i've never met j.d. vance. i'm surprised there's only one woman on the list.te the voters minds, border security, abortion, the economy, may be burgum because he is a businessperson, but he's not going to call me and asked me, he didn't tell me, i knew i am not on the list so i am sure -- >> katie: well, you are not a republican, so maybe for joe biden. >> harold: i think it is interesting. those names, those would not have been names i would have put at the top of his list for weeks ago or six weeks ago, and it's interesting that he is settlinge right, these are the three he has settled on. >> brian: no tulsi, either. >> jesse: who is the name you're scared of? >> harold: emma waters. a [laughter] >> judge jeanine: not her! >> katie: up next to him honoring the incredible heroes of d-day on this 80th anniversary. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> harold: 80 years ago today, heroes stormed the beaches of normandy. to liberate the world from nazi tierney. today leaders and allies of gnomic veterans of allied nations gathering in france to honor those who fought, won, and died on d-da

doug burgum, marco rubio, tim scott, j.d. vance.my understanding is are the ones getting the most attention from the trump campaign right now, but it is donald trump. he once -- wants everyone to keep guessing including the people in the mix. anyone could still be the selection, but that is where he has been focusing. geoff: how are donald trump and the campaign trying to arrive at this decision? >> the former president himself says he wants someone who would be a good president, but when you talk to his team and those around him, number one after that is loyalty. no surprise. the situation with mike pence where mike pence showed up for the duly elected coming into office president biden and rejected what president trump wanted to do is key in his mind. he is doing something nontraditional. he is not thinking in terms of which parts of the basic an enemy, which is one of the reasons mike pence was brought on. trump and the campaign are not worried about the base. the one thing they are thinking on his own when it would have a good m

i think j.d.u want to appeal to popialist message, arb new type of policy which is very trump focused, which is not a lot of international engagement and outright skepticism. marco rubio wouldn't fit, can doug burgum he's bland. i think that's basically the idea you don't upstage trump, but he would give the veneer of nor malsty, which is something i think trump people want to product. i really would be surprised if we actually get the announcement tonight before the debate. >> some the trenched political analysis there. sam stein, thank you for helping us this morning and we'll talk tayou a little later on "morning joe." >>> next up here we'll go live to cnbc for an early look what's driving wall street as investors await the release of key economic data. plus amazon's market cap tops $2 trillion for the first time ever. what it means for the tech and ecommerce giant. we'll be back with that as we take a live look at downtown atlanta. it's debate day, everyone. t down atlanta. it's debate day, ev

senator j.d. vance. >> that's ultimately what the debates really showed is that we have two candidates, one who can't do the job, one who has failed to do the job if that's joe biden, and donald trump who both could do the job but has already done it successfully. >> reporter: now, "the new york times" editorial board has called for biden to step down, never a good sign for an elected democrat. quote, the confidants and aides who have encouraged the president's candidacy and who sheltered him from unscripted appearances should recognize the damage to mr. biden's standing and the unlikelihood that he can repair it. as we mentioned, president biden is huddling at camp david with his family likely talking about his future. as you mentioned, the white house is denying it, but there's the numerous reports to the contrary that this is the subject, and one can imagine if you're spending the whole weekend, the whole day, at least, at camp david that the subject would come up either way, of course. arthel:

that includes north dakota governor doug burgum, senators marco rubio, j.d. vance, and tim scott.tives byron donalds and elise stefanik. and also trump's former cabinet secretary ben carson. all at least seven are undergoing really what is the political version of a background check. >> ronny: wait, trump is doing background checks? why? what's he going to find out about someone else that's worse than what he's done? yo, this dude's got fraud, sexual assault, infidelity, tax evasion, bankruptcies, impeachments, he hung out with epstein. i mean, is he really going to be like, "hold on, hold on, j.d. vance got a parking ticket in 1994? i can't be associated with a man like that." i will say, i am impressed with the diversity in this list. i mean, three black guys! although, it's less impressive when you consider trump thinks all of them are herman cain. although, you may have noticed one name who isn't on the list, is kristi noem, which has to be pretty upsetting for her. although, i'm sure she'll be fine, once she lets off some steam at the firing range. [audience reacts] meanwhile

j.d. vance is certainly not going to do that.n if someone like vince would be more powerful in the senate and as vice president. it's ironic that at least three of these guys. for doug burgum it is a promotion, but for the rest of these guys they would have a lot more power if they stayed in the senate, but the lure of the limousine and secret service detail is too much. >> it is an interesting point because i think the proximity to power as part of the appeal. less profile, but more power in the senate as opposed to vice president. one alarming thing, david, apart from doug burgum the rest of the pics have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election. take a look. >> will you accept the election results of 2024 no matter what happens, senator? >> know, if it is an unfair election -- >> no matter who wins. >> if it is a free and fair election every republican will enthusiastically accept the results. >> we should note that tim scott also responded, i look forward to president trump being the 47th president and he wo