Trump’s potential VP picks and major Republican donors are coming to Mar-a-Lago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 4, 2023. 

Marco Bello | Reuters

Former President Donald Trump will travel from a courtroom in New York to his ritzy private club in Florida this weekend, to mingle with potential running mates and wealthy Republican donors.

Trump is scheduled to spend Thursday and Friday in court in lower Manhattan, where he is on trial and charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a political hush money case.

After that, the former president will return home to Florida, where he will headline the Republican National Committee‘s spring donor retreat.

The annual weekend traditionally brings together major donors and GOP heavyweights. But this year, the list of “Special Guests” expected in Florida reads like a roster of Trump’s shortlisted potential vice presidential picks, according to an agenda obtained by CNBC.

Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, J.D. Vance of Ohio and Tim Scott of South Carolina are all “special guests.” So is North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, another reported short-lister. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, fresh off a dog shooting scandal, is also expected. So is New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, one of Trump’s fiercest defenders in Congress.

All of them are reportedly under consideration as potential vice presidential candidates on Trump’s presumptive ticket.

As for when Trump might announce his running mate, the former president said Wednesday that he doesn’t plan to unveil his choice until closer to the Republican National Convention, which begins July 15 in Milwaukee.

“We’ll be making that decision, I think, closer to Wisconsin time, if you want to know the truth,” Trump told a local Fox affiliate in Wisconsin. “It’s very early right now.”

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