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Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally Saturday afternoon near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a battleground state for the November election. The electoral meeting comes while Mr. Trump has not yet extinguished the questions about who he will choose as a candidate for vice president.
He has said he will announce the name shortly before or during the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where both he and the Republican vice presidential candidate will be officially nominated.
During a radio interview on Friday, Mr. Trump mentioned Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott as possible candidates.
He said there could be "four or five" names under consideration and likened the selection process to a "very sophisticated version of 'The Apprentice,'" a TV show Mr. Trump hosted years ago where contestants competed for a spot work in his company.
The decision comes at a time of concern for Democrats after Mr. Biden's poor showing in the first presidential debate on June 27.
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers have called for President Biden to drop out of the race, but he has said he has no plans to do so.
Mr. Trump's rally Saturday night in Pennsylvania underscores the importance of the state, which he won in 2016 but lost in 2020.
Pennsylvania is again seen as one of several states likely to determine the outcome of the November presidential election, and both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden have targeted it with frequent visits or pouring campaign resources.
Last Sunday, Mr. Biden visited an African-American church in Philadelphia and held an event with union representatives in Harrisburg. Mr. Trump held a rally in Philadelphia three weeks ago, an event he described as an opportunity to woo black voters.
The former president will use Saturday's rally to talk about inflation, crime and other problems he blames on Mr. Biden, a statement released by his campaign officials said.
" I think people are waiting to hear who he's going to pick for vice president. I don't think they're going to hear that ," Christopher Nicholas, a Republican consultant from Pennsylvania, said of the rally. "Trump is going to be careful." he added. / VOA
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