• What Trump Sees in Doug Burgum

    Donald Trump knows how to run a talent show. He’s built a career out of them — in addition to careers as real estate mogul and president of the United States. What he learned from Miss Universe beauty pageants and the breakout success of “The Apprentice” he’s now applying to the tryouts for vice president. No one watches if competition isn’t tense: Contestants all need a moment to shine, even if their chances are dim. Dark horses make a good storyline — underdogs an even better one. So now...

  • What Trump Sees in Doug Burgum

    Donald Trump knows how to run a talent show. He’s built a career out of them — in addition to careers as real estate mogul and president of the United States. What he learned from Miss Universe beauty pageants and the breakout success of “The Apprentice” he’s now applying to the tryouts for vice president. No one watches if competition isn’t tense: Contestants all need a moment to shine, even if their chances are dim. Dark horses make a good storyline — underdogs an even better one. So now...

  • Trump VP Speculation: How About Doug Burgum?

    Former President Donald Trump has been hinting that he will announce his Vice Presidential pick "soon." Building anticipation is an old marketing trick. Since Trump is a better-than-average salesman, that should come as a surprise to no one. The upside is that it allows us a few more weeks to have fun speculating who he might pick, and what the ups and downs of those picks might be.

  • What Would Governor Doug Burgum Bring to the Republican Ticket?

    The auditions for vice president continued on Saturday as North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum found himself center stage at Donald Trump's Jersey Shore mega-rally.

  • Report: Doug Burgum in Trump Veepstakes Hunt

    Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) is in the mix to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, according to a report.

    • CNN

    Full interview with potential VP contender Gov. Doug Burgum

    Potential Trump VP contender Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota joins CNN’s Jake Tapper after joining Donald Trump for an event at Mar-a-Lago amid potential vice presidential speculation.

  • Trump Needs An Unusually Likable Running Mate Like Doug Burgum

    With a cowboy hat on at his cattle ranch and a small-town success story, Burgum radiates genuine likability.

  • VP contender Doug Burgum joins Trump at campaign rally in New Jersey

    North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum spoke before a large crowd of Donald Trump supporters Saturday in the latest sign that the competition to be the former president’s running mate is heating up among vice presidential hopefuls. Burgum, who was among Trump's opponents in the Republican primary before dropping out, praised the presumptive nominee and bashed President Joe Biden in brief remarks at the New Jersey rally. "Working with President Trump as a governor was like having a beautiful breeze that...

  • VP Contender Doug Burgum on Biden Withholding Military Aid from Israel: ‘He's Actually Negotiating for the Terrorists’

    President Joe Biden is not only negotiating with terrorists but has gone so far as to negotiate for them, according to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, who slammed the 81-year-old Democrat for withholding crucial munitions from the U.S.’s “top ally” Israel in order to “get votes in November from the pro-Hamas part of the Democrat party.”

  • Inside the Beltway: Doug Burgum becomes factor as possible Donald Trump running-mate pick

    Current media coverage suggests that former president Donald Trump may be eyeing a certain North Dakota resident as his vice presidential running mate. That would be Gov. Doug Burgum -- who with his wife Kathryn -- accompanied Mr. Trump to a jumbo-sized campaign rally Saturday in Wildwood, New Jersey.

  • North Dakota gov, former presidential candidate Doug Burgum front and center at Trump New Jersey rally

    North Dakota Gov. and former presidential candidate Doug Burgum was front and center at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, fueling speculation he remains a contender on the increasingly short list of potential running mates.  Burgum was a guest on Trump’s "Trump Force One" campaign plan. He briefly addressed the crowd before the former president took the stage.  Bergum said working with President Trump was "like having a beautiful breeze at your back." ...

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    Burgum brushes off Trump comparing Biden admin to ‘Gestapo’

    Potential Trump VP contender Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that Donald Trump’s remark comparing the Biden administration to the Nazi secret police “was a short comment that wasn’t really central to what he was talking about.”