EXCLUSIVETrump still hasn't asked any of his VP candidates to be his running mate: Donald leaves making an offer to the last minute at the Republican convention
- Trump is due to speak on the final day of the convention in Milwaukee
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With time ticking down to the announcement of Donald Trump's running mate, DailyMail.com can reveal that no one has yet been offered the gig.
The party convention in Milwaukee is expected to reveal the former president's choice of vice president on Monday.
But a source familiar with the process said late on Monday morning: 'No one has had it offered to them yet.'
Insiders say he has whittled it down to a choice from three: Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, or Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakotoa.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said the president had told him he would be announcing his decision today.
Trump arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday evening for the Republican National Convention.
But Trump is well known for making last-minute decisions and keeping his audience guessing.
At the same time, he must decide whether to reexamine the process after Saturday's shocking events, when an assassin's bullet came within an inch of killing him.
Would it make Vance's hardline MAGA rhetoric less palatable amid Trump's own calls for unity?
Does it make Rubio's decades in politics and Senate knowhow more useful?
Would Burgum's experience running a state make him better suited to stepping in to take over the top job if an assassin succeeds?
Or could Trump throw a curveball, selecting a candidate from his long list, such as Rep. Byron Donalds or Sen. Tim Scott. Or could he be mulling an entirely new name?
Either way, he is bucking recent history. Most presidential candidates have announced their pick before the start of the convention.
Trump has reportedly warmed on Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota in recent weeks
But he has also noticed Sen. J.D. Vance's recent weight loss and remarked on how well his suits fit now. 'He's one handsome son of a b*tch,' he told insiders
Former Donald Trump survive an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on Saturday
Whoever it is, they are due to address the convention on Wednesday.
And Trump will close the four-yearly jamboree a day later after being crowned the nominee for the November election.
He has repeatedly shrugged off the idea that he would pick someone who might help him win the election by nailing a region or a demographic group.
Instead he said he would pick someone who could take over if necessary.
'You need somebody that can be good just in case, that horrible just in case,' he said in May.
In a sign of how Saturday's shooting changed the narrative, Trump has rewritten his convention speech to account for the new political environment.
'The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,' he told the Washington Examiner.
'Had this not happened, this would've been one of the most incredible speeches aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden.
'Honestly, it's going to be a whole different speech now,' he added.
Trump and convention organizers insist the convention will go ahead as planned.
'In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win,' Trump wrote on his Truth Social website.
