Trump Downplays Importance of Choosing a Running Mate

“When you look at J.D. Vance, is he ready on Day 1?” “I’ve always had great respect for him and for the other candidates, too. But I will say this, and I think this is well-documented, historically, the vice president in terms of the election, does not have any impact. I mean, virtually no impact. You have two or three days where there’s a lot of commotion as to who like you’re having it on the Democrat side, who it’s going to be. And then that dies down. And it’s all about the presidential pick. Historically, the choice of a vice president makes no difference. You’re voting for the president, and you can have a vice president who’s outstanding in every way. And I think J.D. is, I think that all of them would have been. But you’re not voting that way. You’re voting for the president. You’re voting for me. If you like me, I’m going to win. If you don’t like me, I’m not going to win.”