By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/donald-trump-names-mike-pence-running-mate Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Multiple reports point to Mike Pence as Donald Trump’s likely VP pick Politics Jul 14, 2016 2:42 PM EDT Indiana Governor Mike Pence rose to the top of months-long speculation about who Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will pick to be his running mate, according to reports from multiple news outlets Thursday. Media coverage of Trump’s pending announcement about Pence ranged from certainty to “signals” to shying away from the claim altogether. But one thing was certain — there was little talk about any other potential running mate. CBS News reported that Trump chose Pence as his running mate, citing unnamed sources. It also released poll results that said nearly nine out of 10 Americans said they “are undecided or don’t know enough about” Pence to offer any opinion on him. JUST IN: @realDonaldTrump to name @GovPenceIN as his running mate, source says https://t.co/4N4fYjU9QN pic.twitter.com/BJzvE7Kq6W — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2016 The New York Times reported that Trump’s campaign “has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence.” And the Associated Press simply confirmed what has been reported incrementally for weeks, saying Trump “is on the verge of picking his vice presidential running mate” shortly after noon Thursday. Meanwhile, MSNBC coverage was more reluctant to peg Pence, but pointed out that Pence’s name was off the 2016 Republican National Convention speaker list: “The full list of speakers, for example, includes Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie, which sure does make it seem as if Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) will be Trump’s running mate.” But NBC News Political Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell said reports of Pence being Trump’s pick are “premature.” And Robert Costa on Twitter cautioned the following: “Two senior Trump campaign officials tell @PhilipRucker and me that Trump has NOT yet called Pence or other VP prospects.” UPDATE: Two senior Trump campaign officials tell @PhilipRucker and me that Trump has NOT yet called Pence or other VP prospects — Robert Costa (@costareports) July 14, 2016 The official announcement is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Friday ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
Indiana Governor Mike Pence rose to the top of months-long speculation about who Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will pick to be his running mate, according to reports from multiple news outlets Thursday. Media coverage of Trump’s pending announcement about Pence ranged from certainty to “signals” to shying away from the claim altogether. But one thing was certain — there was little talk about any other potential running mate. CBS News reported that Trump chose Pence as his running mate, citing unnamed sources. It also released poll results that said nearly nine out of 10 Americans said they “are undecided or don’t know enough about” Pence to offer any opinion on him. JUST IN: @realDonaldTrump to name @GovPenceIN as his running mate, source says https://t.co/4N4fYjU9QN pic.twitter.com/BJzvE7Kq6W — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2016 The New York Times reported that Trump’s campaign “has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence.” And the Associated Press simply confirmed what has been reported incrementally for weeks, saying Trump “is on the verge of picking his vice presidential running mate” shortly after noon Thursday. Meanwhile, MSNBC coverage was more reluctant to peg Pence, but pointed out that Pence’s name was off the 2016 Republican National Convention speaker list: “The full list of speakers, for example, includes Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie, which sure does make it seem as if Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) will be Trump’s running mate.” But NBC News Political Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell said reports of Pence being Trump’s pick are “premature.” And Robert Costa on Twitter cautioned the following: “Two senior Trump campaign officials tell @PhilipRucker and me that Trump has NOT yet called Pence or other VP prospects.” UPDATE: Two senior Trump campaign officials tell @PhilipRucker and me that Trump has NOT yet called Pence or other VP prospects — Robert Costa (@costareports) July 14, 2016 The official announcement is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Friday ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now