North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum spoke to supporters of Donald Trump on Saturday, saying the race to become the former president’s nominee is heating up. vice presidential candidates.
Burgum, who is among Trump’s opponents in the Republican primary before leavingpraised the presumptive nominee and insulted President Joe Biden in short speeches at a New Jersey rally.
“Working with President Trump as governor was like having a nice breeze at your back,” Burgum said, adding, “Working under the Biden regulatory regime is like having a strong wind blowing in your face because the Biden bureaucrats are treating our constitutional republic like a ‘dictatorship.'”
Trump, in turn, praised Burgum, called the governor “incredible” and told people to “get ready for something.”
“He made his money in technology, but he knows more about energy than anyone I know,” Trump said. “So get ready for something. Well, get ready.”
Trump said he would not be able to name his vice president before the Republican National Convention in July.
On Saturday morning, Trump wrote to Truth Social that he worked in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration before taking office. The White House’s own proposal“Not meant for the VP spot, but I wish him well!”
Several other vice presidential candidates have spoken or attended rallies during Trump’s 2024 campaign, including Senator Tim ScottRS.C.; Representative Elise Stefanik, RN.Y.; and South Dakota Governor Christy Noem.
Burgum’s comments came as he encouraged Trump in interviews and speeches, with some hedging on whether the other candidates would accept the results of the 2024 election.
Scott in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on May 5 dodged many questions whether to accept the result of November. Stefanik did in January creation Saying he would approve the 2024 results as a member of Congress. “We will see if this is a legitimate and valid election,” he said.
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During a fundraiser in Washington state on Saturday, Biden said that politicians who are “auditioning” to be Trump’s nominee must pass a litmus test that they will not accept the results of the 2020 and 2024 elections.
“This is not some dictatorial state,” Biden said, according to a pool report. “What is happening?”
“Republicans aspiring to be Donald Trump’s MAGA nominee must swear allegiance to his election lies and extreme agenda, and put his vengeance and revenge above the best interests of the American people,” Biden campaign spokesman James Singer said in a statement on Saturday.
Trump’s rally was held in Wildwood, New Jersey, though there is no indication the state is in play. in 2020, Biden received 57.1% of the vote, while Trump received 41.3%. Trump, who grew up in New York, lost the neighboring state by a similar margin in 2016 to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
During the nearly 90-minute remarks, Trump said his campaign “will officially be held in the state of New Jersey.”
His most recent major campaign events were in Michigan and Wisconsin, both key states Trump won in 2016 before Biden flipped them four years later.
The New Jersey rally comes amid two crucial weeks of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan, where he faces charges of falsifying business records that prosecutors say were used to cover up payments to adult film star Stormi Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty.
Daniels testified this week, and former Trump lawyer-critic Michael Cohen is expected to appear as the prosecution’s star witness on Monday. It is unclear whether Trump will defend himself.
Jake Traylor and Isabelle Schmeler contributed.