Trump held private meetings with VP shortlist within 24 hours: sources

According to the sources, no offer has yet been made to ABC News.

Over the past 24 hours, former President Donald Trump held private meetings at Mar-a-Lago with Sen. JD Vance, Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, multiple sources told ABC News.

Trump held the private meetings as he weighed his decision on who to choose as his running mate, the sources said. The sources told ABC News that no formal offer had been made as of Saturday afternoon.

Trump has publicly stated that he still prefers to announce his running mate on the first day of the party convention Monday in Milwaukee, according to sources told ABC News.

Trump has been rumored about his vice presidential nominee for months, and whoever he chooses will speak at the Republican National Convention next week.

During a recent radio interview, he compared his choice of running mate to a “very advanced version of The Apprentice.”

Trump’s pick for his No. 2 also comes at a crucial time in the campaign cycle, as more Democrats are calling on Biden to step down as the party’s nominee and back Vice President Kamala Harris.

Read ABC News profiles of the leading vice presidential candidates: Vance, Rubio and Burgum.

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