http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-joni-ernst-mike-pence-vice-president-225083Trump praises Ernst, Pence amid VP speculation
By Sarah Wheaton
07/04/16 11:37 AM EDT
Updated 07/04/16 12:04 PM EDT
Donald Trump is spending the Fourth looking for his second.
The search for a running mate is normally mired in secrecy, but Trump is once again breaking that tradition by essentially tweeting his job interview schedule. On Monday, Trump announced that he’d be meeting with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a popular freshman from a swing state, in New Jersey later on the Fourth of July.
He also confirmed, on Twitter, that he’d met with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his family over the weekend. “Very impressed, great people!” Trump tweeted.
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