Donald Trump listed names of “very good” Republicans and potential 2024 candidates during an interview with conservative commentator Lisa Boothe on Monday, but one name was notably missing from the list, his former Vice-President Mike Pence.
Trump listed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
“Ron DeSantis is doing a really good job in Florida,” he said according to Business Insider. “I think Josh Hawley has shown some real courage in going after big tech … Somebody that’s been really terrific is Ted Cruz.”
“Rand Paul has been great … Sarah Huckabee is going to do great in Arkansas. I think that Kristi Noem has done a terrific job … The Republican Party is stacked,” Trump added.
Pence has been on the outs with Trump since Jan. 6 when he certified the results of the election for Joe Biden.
In Monday’s interview Trump once again falsely claim that Pence could have rejected the Electoral College votes from some states if he wanted to.
“It’s too bad Mike Pence didn’t go back, because you would have had a much different result had Mike Pence gone — he could have said, ‘I’m sorry, but this was not approved by the state legislature, and according to the Constitution, it had to be,'” Trump said.
