Trump on His Criteria for VP: Sen. Tim Scott Has Been a Real Tiger, He’s Been Incredible

BARTIROMO Mr President when ░░░░░░░░ you announce who your ░░░░░░░░ P is Trump Not ░░░░░░░░ a while I mean ░░░░░░░░ have so many great ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ not for a while ░░░░░░░░ What criteria are you ░░░░░░░░ to identify who your ░░░░░░░░ mate is Trump Always ░░░░░░░░ s gotta be one ░░░░░░░░ it s gotta be ░░░░░░░░ would be a good ░░░░░░░░ I mean you always ░░░░░░░░ to think that because ░░░░░░░░ know in case of ░░░░░░░░ Things happen right No ░░░░░░░░ who you are things ░░░░░░░░ It s got to ░░░░░░░░ number one BARTIROMO Who ░░░░░░░░ your running mate Trump ░░░░░░░░ I have a lot ░░░░░░░░ good people We have ░░░░░░░░ lot of really good ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO So you haven ░░░░░░░░ decided who it is ░░░░░░░░ I have a lot ░░░░░░░░ good ideas but I ░░░░░░░░ t and there s ░░░░░░░░ reason BARTIROMO So you ░░░░░░░░ t told that person ░░░░░░░░ re my person Trump ░░░░░░░░ speak to everybody I ░░░░░░░░ to everybody I called ░░░░░░░░ Scott this week because ░░░░░░░░ lot of people like ░░░░░░░░ Scott I called him ░░░░░░░░ said You re a ░░░░░░░░ better candidate for me ░░░░░░░░ you were for yourself ░░░░░░░░ I watched Tim he ░░░░░░░░ fine he was good ░░░░░░░░ he was very low ░░░░░░░░ etc etc I watched ░░░░░░░░ in the last week ░░░░░░░░ me and sticking up ░░░░░░░░ me and fighting for ░░░░░░░░ I said Man you ░░░░░░░░ a much better person ░░░░░░░░ me than you are ░░░░░░░░ yourself because for himself ░░░░░░░░ was low key For ░░░░░░░░ he s been he ░░░░░░░░ been a real tiger ░░░░░░░░ s been incredible And ░░░░░░░░ have too BARTIROMO So ░░░░░░░░ it s Tim Scott ░░░░░░░░ Could be Could be ░░░░░░░░ lot of people But ░░░░░░░░ was interesting I was ░░░░░░░░ Tim I ve been ░░░░░░░░ for a while I ░░░░░░░░ him campaign as a ░░░░░░░░ but I watched him ░░░░░░░░ the last two weeks ░░░░░░░░ you know he endorsed ░░░░░░░░ fully endorsed me gave ░░░░░░░░ a beautiful endorsement and ░░░░░░░░ has been really strong ░░░░░░░░ terms of that No ░░░░░░░░ that has a nothing ░░░░░░░░ do I don t ░░░░░░░░ anybody to take even ░░░░░░░░ inference but it s ░░░░░░░░ Kristi Noem has been ░░░░░░░░ fighting for me She ░░░░░░░░ I d never run ░░░░░░░░ him because I can ░░░░░░░░ beat him That was ░░░░░░░░ very nice thing to ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO What was that ░░░░░░░░ that your team reached ░░░░░░░░ to RFK Jr Trump ░░░░░░░░ s a falsehood It ░░░░░░░░ a falsehood You know ░░░░░░░░ like him a lot ░░░░░░░░ You never reached out ░░░░░░░░ No never happened BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ it fair to believe ░░░░░░░░ you would have a ░░░░░░░░ of your former officials ░░░░░░░░ your new cabinet Trump ░░░░░░░░ would put some back ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you I ░░░░░░░░ to Washington having spent ░░░░░░░░ no time in my ░░░░░░░░ in Washington BARTIROMO I ░░░░░░░░ You said that Trump ░░░░░░░░ of a sudden I ░░░░░░░░ president And I wasn ░░░░░░░░ into Washington society so ░░░░░░░░ was not a Washington ░░░░░░░░ was a New York ░░░░░░░░ I was a New ░░░░░░░░ builder BARTIROMO You were ░░░░░░░░ outsider and that s ░░░░░░░░ I think they had ░░░░░░░░ in for you Trump ░░░░░░░░ the one problem with ░░░░░░░░ and I love the ░░░░░░░░ thing but you don ░░░░░░░░ know people so you ░░░░░░░░ relying on other people ░░░░░░░░ give you names to ░░░░░░░░ the head of this ░░░░░░░░ head of that And ░░░░░░░░ the way we had ░░░░░░░░ people Look I rebuilt ░░░░░░░░ military BARTIROMO But you ░░░░░░░░ plenty of personnel mistakes ░░░░░░░░ No of course but ░░░░░░░░ does Obama had What ░░░░░░░░ Biden Look at the ░░░░░░░░ running this Biden thing ░░░░░░░░ difference is I fire ░░░░░░░░ I fired Comey I ░░░░░░░░ rid of him BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ didn t fire Christopher ░░░░░░░░ Trump Well you know ░░░░░░░░ At the time I ░░░░░░░░ t know let s ░░░░░░░░ how let s see ░░░░░░░░ the final judgment is ░░░░░░░░ I didn t fire ░░░░░░░░ Wray I didn t ░░░░░░░░ people I would have ░░░░░░░░ I fired a lot ░░░░░░░░ people You know I ░░░░░░░░ turnover They have no ░░░░░░░░ right now BARTIROMO How ░░░░░░░░ you know if you ░░░░░░░░ back in you don ░░░░░░░░ have a network of ░░░░░░░░ around you working against ░░░░░░░░ Trump I will and ░░░░░░░░ will anybody else that ░░░░░░░░ in as a Republican.”