Trump's former national security adviser reveals the two questions potential running mates must get right to become his VP

Donald Trump's moving mate will person to correctly reply 2 cardinal questions if they want to find their sanction connected nan ticket, his erstwhile nationalist information advisor revealed. 

As speculation swirls astir who nan erstwhile president mightiness prime arsenic his vice-president, John Bolton revealed Trump's determination will hinge connected conscionable 1 decisive issue: nan past election. 

'I'm acrophobic that nan vice statesmanlike question and reply questionnaire has only 2 questions connected it,' Bolton told CNN's Kaitlan Collins, adding that Trump's 'highest privilege is absolute individual loyalty to him.' 

He said nan first mobility would be: 'Do you deliberation nan 2020 election was stolen?' 

Leading connected from nan first, he speculated that Trump would past ask: 'If I told you to do what I told Mike Pence to do connected January 6, would you do it?'

Bolton, who became a predominant Trump professional aft leaving his White House, said nan candidates connected Trump's VP shortlist would request to reply yes to some questions to 'make it into nan finals.' 

'And if they're a no, you're retired of it,' he added. 

Bolton felt that it would return a 'great nonaccomplishment of integrity' to autumn successful statement down Trump, and warned them that immoderate early promises to beryllium connected nan Republican summons aren't to beryllium trusted, because 'with Trump, it's ne'er last until it's final.' 

It came arsenic Trump appeared to tease astatine a rally successful Miami connected Tuesday nighttime that he could prime Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has seemingly recovered himself successful nan last shortlist. 

Trump many times name-dropped Rubio during his rally, arsenic he said location has been a 'lot of press' astir nan erstwhile statesmanlike candidate's prospects. 

'They’ll astir apt beryllium reasoning that I’ll beryllium announcing Rubio arsenic my vice president,' Trump moreover admitted astatine 1 stage. 

He besides prodded Rubio complete his argumentation connection to region taxes from tips if he regains nan White House, and told him that 'you whitethorn aliases whitethorn not beryllium location to ballot for it - but you'll beryllium involved.' 

Trump's moving mate roster is besides believed to see Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, pinch extracurricular names Vivek Ramaswamy and Byron Donalds also floated successful caller months. 

In caller days, a DailyMail.com canvass found that South Carolina Senator Tim Scott led nan battalion astatine 13 percent support, pinch Rubio successful 2nd astatine 12 percent tied pinch erstwhile Trump furniture personnel Ben Carson.  

Trump has often said he will denote his moving mate astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee adjacent week, nevertheless Bolton said he whitethorn break from contented and clasp disconnected because of nan antagonistic property rhythm surrounding President Biden. 

'Look, there's nary news coming retired of nan Republican National Convention, different than nan vice statesmanlike nomination,' Bolton concluded. 

'Why discarded it successful a week erstwhile nan Democrats whitethorn still beryllium talking astir whether Joe Biden's competent to beryllium president?' 

Trump utilized nan occasion to present his boy Barron to his adoring crowd, receiving raucous applause arsenic he announced, 'Welcome to nan scene, Barron.' 

The erstwhile president joked that his son 'had specified a nice, easy life - now it's a small spot changed,' and nan 6-foot-9 teen was seen pumping his fist to nan crowd successful emblematic Trump fashion. 

'Where is Barron? Stand up. Look astatine him! You're beautiful popular,' Trump said from nan stage, wherever he was joined by a number of Republican figureheads including Florida Senator Rick Scott. 

Trump went connected to rumor respective challenges to Biden, first saying he wants to statement nan 81-year-old up of their adjacent scheduled bout connected September 10. 

He past challenged Biden to a play lucifer and staked $1 cardinal connected nan game, while offering to springiness nan president a 20-shot handicap aft they sparred complete their play games astatine nan debate. 

'I'm besides officially challenging Crooked Joe to an 18-hole play lucifer correct here. On Doral's Blue Monster considered 1 of nan top tourney play courses anyplace successful nan world,' Trump said. 'It will beryllium among nan most-watched sporting events successful history.

'And if he wins I will springiness nan kindness of his prime - immoderate kindness that he wants - 10 cardinal dollars,' nan ex-president added. 'And I stake he doesn't return nan offer.'

The Biden run quickly clapped back, calling Trump's rally 'deranged.'

'Joe Biden doesn't person clip for Donald Trump's weird antics – he's engaged starring America and defending nan free world,' said run spokesperson James Singer.

Singer noted that Trump's rally consisted of nan ex-president 'inviting fictional serial killers to dinner, teasing lil' Marco Rubio, praising Project 2025 designer Tom Homan, and challenging nan President of nan United States to golf.'

Analysts and pundits noted that Trump was unusually restrained pursuing Biden's disastrous statement capacity against him, which sparked furious speculation that Democrats could look to switch nan 81-year-old earlier November's election. 

Biden's each move has travel nether scrutiny pursuing nan debate, and his reside to NATO leaders connected Tuesday was his latest chance to dispel rumors he is excessively aged for different 4 years successful nan White House. 

The octogenarian president narrowly avoided a adjacent disastrous slip-up during his invited speech, though he publication a three-word instruction to himself arsenic he visibly publication from a teleprompter. 

As he awarded nan Presidential Medal of Freedom to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Biden was seemingly saved from utter embarrassment by nan assemblage applause, arsenic he declared: 'Ask nan subject aide.' 

Biden past quickly caught himself, while nan crowd drowned up nan flub pinch cheers.

'Military travel forward,' he said. He proceeded to grant nan medal, hanging it astir Stoltenberg's neck, without incident.

With a increasing number of legislature Democrats calling for Biden to measurement aside, galore pointed to Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic his earthy successor to return connected Trump. 

With speculation falling connected Harris' imaginable candidacy, respective Democrats person been named arsenic imaginable moving mates if she had to measurement up to nan apical of nan ticket. 

As nan first black and Asian American female statesmanlike nominee of a awesome statement if Biden were to driblet out, analysts judge she would request a moving mate who looks for illustration astir each nan erstwhile presidents to temper immoderate shocks to personality politics. 

Among nan names being floated are Governors Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, 2 group adjacent to nan Biden-Harris run told nan New York Times.