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Now that he's the presumptive nominee, Trump readies next campaign: who will be VP?

Former President Donald Trump's vice presidential pick will say a lot about how he sees the future of the Republican Party and how much he values loyalty.

When June Avinger thinks about who former President Donald Trump should choose as a running mate, she's strategic.

"Sarah Huckabee Sanders is one, but I don't know, because he's gonna need someone in a state more blue than Arkansas," she said, laughing at a Trump rally in February.

Nearby, Arlene Lutz hoped Trump would consider one of his former rivals for the nomination.

"I like Vivek [Ramaswamy], but I don't know if he's going to pick him, I don't know who he has in mind," she said.

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