Trump huddles with top VP candidates in Indiana
Donald Trump stirred a storm of speculation Wednesday about his upcoming choice for a running mate as he met privately in Indianapolis with three of his top prospects.
Joined by his adult children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr., the Republican presidential hopeful and his campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, paid a visit Wednesday morning to the home of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
The Trump group returned later to their Indianapolis hotel, where reporters spotted former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama.
Manafort has said he expects Trump to announce his decision by Friday, which would make Trump's running mate a major story on the weekend before the Republican National Convention begins Monday in Cleveland.
Trump, who is heading to California to raise money Wednesday night in Rancho Santa Fe and Thursday night in Bel-Air, has said he is looking for someone with expertise in getting legislation through Congress, but also someone who can help get him elected.
He has shot down reports that he would make the announcement Friday. "When I heard I was doing it on Friday," Trump told Fox News on Wednesday, "I was saying, I wonder if those people know me very well."
_Los Angeles Times
