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Ashley Oliver 12 Jul 2023

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has become a presence not just on former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign trail but also on some early vice presidential short lists should Trump secure the Republican nomination.

Donalds, 44, told Breitbart News he would “of course” be open to the job if Trump were to offer it.

“If it came up? Oh yeah, of course, because you have the opportunity to do really powerful things for the country and really help shape the country,” Donalds said. “But I’m a member of Congress. I just do my job. I let everybody else speculate on the other stuff.”

Having gone from being raised by a single mother in Brooklyn’s inner city to becoming one of five black Republicans in Congress, Donalds is widely viewed as a rising star among his party.

The Florida Republican has a deep background in finance and banking that has landed him a spot on the Financial Services Committee, and he has joined in on congressional Republicans’ most high-profile probe, that of the Biden family’s business dealings, by way of the Oversight Committee.

Donalds recently appeared in Philadelphia with Trump, who remains the GOP frontrunner in the primary by wide margins in nearly every poll.

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The pair were captured ordering at a cheesesteak joint among a dense crowd of supporters, a familiar scene for the former president, whose signature skill is retail politicking. Donalds, who represents a portion of southwest Florida, also appeared in Fort Myers in April with Trump, where the former president bought everyone pizza.

“That stuff is cool. I’m not going to lie. … But listen, I’m about winning. I told the president, I told his team, ‘I’m behind you a hundred percent. It’s time to go win, and whatever it takes, I’m gonna go win,’” Donalds said.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/12/exclusive-byron-donalds-would-of-course-accept-vp-role-if-trump-offered-you-could-really-help-shape-the-country/