Former President Donald Trump is considering a vice presidential candidate who doesn't take hard-line stances on abortion.
Speculation about Trump’s choice for running mate is intensifying after the former president secured enough delegates to grab the Republican presidential nomination, paving the way for a potential rematch against President Joe Biden. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ended her presidential GOP bid following losses on Super Tuesday.
Scott, who has been floated as a potential running mate for Trump after dropping his own 2024 GOP bid for president in November, supports a federal 15-week national limit on abortion. He has praised Gov. Ron DeSantis’s abortion ban at six weeks in pregnancy. Scotthe’d support exceptions to abortion in cases of rape or incest and if the life of the pregnant person was at risk.
“The president understands it as a treacherous issue — one that you can actually trip up and fall on your face with,” the source who is familiar with Trump’s thinking told NBC News. The source said Trump would likely avoid choosing “someone with a six-week ban in their discussions or someone without any commitment on the exceptions.”
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