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              Sources: Trump Likely to Announce VP Pick on Friday

   by VOA News

   Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is said to be
   narrowing his choice for vice president and is expected to make the
   announcement Friday, several media sources reported late Wednesday.

   Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign chairman, told CNN that Trump will make
   the announcement in New York. NBC News also reported Wednesday that
   Trump will make his choice on Friday, although it hinted the name might
   be leaked before then.

   Among the likely choices are Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who appeared
   at a fundraising event with Trump on Tuesday, former speaker of the
   House Newt Gingrich or New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie,
   once a Republican candidate rival of Trump, threw his support behind
   the billionaire businessman after dropping out of the race earlier this
   year.

   Pence or Gingrich

   Several news media, including U.S. News & World Report and Politico,
   say the race is between Pence and Gingrich.

   Manafort is pushing for Pence, according to the news magazine U.S.
   News. Sources within the Trump campaign told the magazine the former
   U.S. congressman is viewed as reliable and respectable, yet "someone
   they can control."

   However, Trump's children, as well as Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared
   Kushner, seem to prefer Gingrich, according to the online news site
   Politico, which cited multiple sources involved in campaign
   deliberations.

   However, the Republican candidate also spoke highly of Christie on Fox
   News on Wednesday. Trump and Christie have a long history.

   "I tell you Chris Christie is somebody I have liked for a long time,"
   Trump told Fox's Bret Baier. "He is a total professional. He's a good
   guy, by the way. A lot of people don't understand that."

   Kushner, who has a large, behind-the-scenes role in Trump's campaign,
   is not a fan of Christie, who as a federal prosecutor sent Kushner's
   father, Charles Kushner, to prison a decade ago. The elder Kushner
   pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax
   evasion and witness tampering in 2005. He received a two-year prison
   sentence under a plea deal negotiated by Christie.

   One campaign source, speaking to Politico on the condition of
   anonymity, put it best: "Trump is going to pick whoever he's going to
   pick."

   The [1]Republican National Convention will be held next week (July
   18-21) in Cleveland.

   Democratic candidate

   Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is also
   interviewing potential vice presidential picks. She is expected to
   announce her choice next week.

   Among the people being mentioned for the role are Virginia Senator Tim
   Kaine.

   Clinton insiders told The Hill on Wednesday that Kaine "checks off all
   the boxes" as a candidate: a strong surrogate on the campaign trail,
   but someone with whom Clinton can see herself working with once in
   office.

   Also on a list of possible vice presidential choices are Massachusetts
   Senator Elizabeth Warren, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, New Jersey Senator
   Cory Booker and Housing Secretary Julian Castro.

   Clinton's campaign also was said to be vetting retired Navy Admiral
   James Stavridis -- dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at
   Tufts University near Boston and a former supreme allied commander of
   NATO -- as a potential vice presidential running mate, a source told
   Reuters on Tuesday.

   The [2]Democratic National Convention takes place July 25-28 in
   Philadelphia.
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References

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