No Thanks: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Rejects Talk of Running as Donald Trump's Vice President
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently rejected the idea of running as Donald Trump’s vice president.
March 4 2024, Published 9:05 a.m. ET
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently rejected the idea of running as Donald Trump’s vice president in the November general election, RadarOnline.com can report.
In the latest development to come after Trump indicated that Abbott was “absolutely” on his short list of potential vice president running mates, the GOP governor insisted that his “focus is entirely on the state of Texas.”
Trump indicated that Abbott was “absolutely” on his short list of potential vice president running mates.
Abbott dismissed the talk of possibly running alongside Trump in November during an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday night.
“Do you want to be Trump’s running mate?” the program’s host asked Abbott.
“No,” the Texas governor responded. “Listen, I love being governor of Texas. I can best aid him in my role by being a great governor of Texas.”
Abbott’s response on Sunday night echoed a similar response he provided on Friday shortly after Trump indicated that he was eyeing the Texas governor as a possible running mate.
"I can best aid him in my role by being a great governor of Texas.”
While Abbott acknowledged that the potential offer was “very nice” of Trump, he insisted that his “focus is entirely on the state of Texas.”
“Obviously it’s very nice of him to say,” Abbott told the Texas Tribune on Friday. “But I think you all know that my focus is entirely on the state of Texas.”
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Abbott’s decision to reject Trump’s potential running mate offer came after 2024 GOP frontrunner announced on Thursday that Abbott was “absolutely” one of the names “on his list.”
Trump also called Governor Abbott a “spectacular man” who has “done a great job.”
Trump is also reportedly eyeing South Carolina Senator Tim Scott as a possible running mate.
“So he’s on the list?” Fox News host Sean Hannity asked during an interview with both Trump and Abbott last week.
“Absolutely, he is,” the ex-president responded. “He really stepped it up.”
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Trump also suggested that South Carolina Senator Tim Scott was also one of the possible names “on the list” to run alongside him in the upcoming general election.
“Tim, for himself, he was fine,” Trump said of his former GOP primary challenger. “He did OK. I mean, he was OK as a candidate, but he didn’t want to talk about himself.”
Governor Abbott slammed President Joe Biden during his "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday night.
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“He’s a very good man,” the ex-president added. “For me, he’s unbelievable. He’s a surrogate.”
Meanwhile, Governor Abbott slammed President Joe Biden during his 60 Minutes interview on Sunday night.
The Texas governor slammed President Biden over the ongoing immigration crisis taking place at the southern border. He also accused the 81-year-old president of not “fulfilling” his oath of office.
“It ends very simply, that's with a president of the United States who will actually fulfill their oath of office to enforce the laws of the United States of America, that means denying illegal entry into the country,” Abbott charged.
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