Now that former President Donald Trump has stormed through his first set of primaries and cemented himself as the GOP nominee, all the talk now revolves around his potential pick of a running mate.
According to the Washington Examiner, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was asked about two individuals who have come up in talks regarding potential VP picks: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).
McCarthy held nothing back after he immediately shot down the idea of Mace being selected as Trump's vice president.
"I don’t even think Nancy Mace can win reelection," McCarthy said of Mace, who is struggling in her effort to keep her purple South Carolina district. "I don’t think she represents her district."
Mace also happens to be one of the eight GOP lawmakers who voted with Democrats in their successful attempt to oust McCarthy from the speakership. McCarthy also hit Mace on a staffing problem her office seems to suffer from perpetually and noted her propensity for flip-flopping on issues.
"You watch how she’s failed for the low country," McCarthy continued. "She flip-flops every single day. She doesn’t have a principle."
He added, "If you listen to her district, they have a real concern with her even being reelected."
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“I don’t even think Nancy Mace can win re-election…I don’t think she represents her district. Look, every single one of her staffers has quit. You watch how she has failed for the Lowcountry. She flip flops every single day. She doesn’t have a principle.” pic.twitter.com/8bsgSFsAkX
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) February 9, 2024
As for Stefanik as a possible Trump VP pick, McCarthy seemed to suggest that she's someone to watch. "I think Elise is good," McCarthy said recently.
For her part, Mace snapped back at McCarthy's predictions and criticism, claiming she's doing a fine job of representing her home state in Washington D.C.
"It is the honor of a lifetime for me to serve the Lowcountry, and I work hard every day to do so," Mace told the Examiner.
She added, "Folks back home don’t really care about what a failed former speaker and his establishment cronies in D.C. think. I know two things about the next Congress: I’ll be there serving my constituents as I always have, and he won’t be there at all."
Trump's potential pick of running mates includes a long list of qualified contenders. Many on the MAGA side want him to choose someone like Vivek Ramaswamy or Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is another popular option.
Others believe he should go with someone more moderate or even an independent, like former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, in an effort to win over voters in the middle. Only time will tell.
