Donald Trump hasn't announced who his running mate will be. But a political personality has a suggestion about who should fill the position, and that's the presumptive Republican nominee's own daughter Ivanka Trump.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker pitched the idea after removing his name from Trump's vice presidential pick this week. In a recent interview with NBC News, Corker said that Trump would find the "best running mate" in Ivanka. The senator acknowledged that Ivanka does not possess the adequate qualifications for vice president, but he insisted that she is a "composed, brilliant, beautiful-in-every-way person."
Donald & Eric Trump Favor Ivanka's VP Running
Ivanka's younger brother Eric Trump also thinks that she would be a wonderful VP pick. In an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, Eric described his sister as "amazing," "smart," and has "the beautiful looks," Business Insider reported.
Eric pointed out that Ivanka would meet the constitutional age requirement of 35, given that her birthday falls on October 30. The U.S. presidential election is on November 8, 2016.
Prior to immersing herself in fashion and real estate business, Ivanka graced catwalks and multiple magazine covers such as Seventeen and Harper's Bazaar. In her father's campaign, Ivanka is known as the presidential candidate's most influential adviser, Politico wrote.
She is also one of the people that Trump said he counts on the most, including during the Megyn Kelly controversy he got embroiled in. Ivanka currently serves as a top executive in the real estate and hotel divisions of the Trump Organization.
Last year, Trump joked about choosing Ivanka as his running mate during an appearance on "Live! with Kelly and Michael." At the time, he said that the media would make a big deal out of his quip, though he thinks Ivanka would be a good vice president if given the opportunity, People reported.
Is Ivanka As VP Possible?
Though a presidential candidate picking his own blood as running mate sounds almost unheard-of, it's not entirely forbidden. Joel Goldstein, a law professor at St. Louis University and vice presidential expert, told GQ Magazine that Ivanka serving as Trump's running mate "would not pose a constitutional prohibition."
But it's also likely that Trump will pick a running mate who has a political experience like former House speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Aside from Corker, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst also pulled his name out of Trump's veep pick.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, are also under consideration, BBC noted. Trump will announce his running mate in less than two weeks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
