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Doug Burgum opens up on changing his tune on Trump: 'Want him on your side'
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who one year ago questioned if he would ever do business with former President Trump, opened up on now finding himself as a vice presidential contender in the 2024 campaign.
“[Trump’s] focused, he cares deeply about this country and this is a guy that you would want. You’d want him on your side when you’re fighting for this country,” Burgum told “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade at his ranch in an exclusive interview that aired Monday.
Burgum, a longtime software executive who propelled himself into politics, responded, “I don’t think so,” when asked about doing business with Trump in July 2023.
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of the people named on Trump’s vice presidential short list. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
“I just think that it’s important that you’re judged by the company you keep,” he told NBC’s Chuck Todd at the time.
Much has changed since he’s gotten to know the former president, however.
When asked that question again during the exclusive pre-recorded interview, Burgum told Kilmeade he would “absolutely” do business with Trump.
“I think of people like President Trump more as an elected leader than as a politician. I mean, he’s really good at understanding politics. But when the guy gets in, he’s leading and he’s leading from the framework of, ‘This is how this would make sense,’” he said.
Now they have teamed up against President Biden and hit the campaign trail to garner support for the GOP ahead of November’s election.
“Joe Biden’s wrong on all the issues that matter,” Burgum said during a live interview with Kilmeade at a West Fargo diner on Monday.
“You heard it here this morning in North Dakota – the border, the economy, inflation, national security. He’s got no answers on all those, and so they have to just turn around and try to attack President Trump about stuff that’s four years ago,” he continued.
The picture he painted of Biden starkly contrasted with the description he offered of Trump during the pre-recorded interview.
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Burgum’s wife, Kathryn, also joined the discussion while hosting “Fox & Friends” at their ranch, reflecting on her past struggles with alcohol addiction and becoming a “voice of recovery” in her role as the state’s first lady.
She argued her husband would provide “invaluable” support to the Trump administration, and he would serve as a strong second-in-command.
“That’s absolutely true,” she replied when asked to comment on claims that her husband would be a “steadying force” for Trump should he win in November.
“He’s calm, he’s supportive, he’s caring. He’s such a great problem solver and super innovative, and I think that the support he can provide to the president would be invaluable. This country needs a strong leader and a strong partner with that leader,” she added.
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Kilmeade, shifting his questions back to the VP contender, asked if he would like to be selected for the job.
Former President Trump has yet to select his running mate, but many speculations have been tossed around. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“I think the key thing for Kathryn and I has always been impact. We want to be in the spot where it can have the biggest impact,” he replied.
Other top Republicans being considered for Trump’s vice presidential role include Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has since declared herself an independent.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man.
Jacob Phillips, 30, was last talked to around 10:17 p.m. Wednesday.
Phillips is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel-colored eyes, according to KCPD.
Police said his family is concerned for his well-being.
If anyone sees Phillips, they are urged to call the KCPD Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043 or 911.
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No. 1 UCLA baseball handled business over the last two innings against Michigan State to secure a 4-1 win in their series opener at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium in East Lansing, Mi. on Friday.
The Bruins found themselves in a much more low-scoring outing than their 15-3 midweek affair against UC Santa Barbara. Against the Spartans, UCLA’s explosive lineup was held to just four hits over all nine innings, but the Bruins pitching staff fared better than Michigan State’s by only allowing two hits.
Scoreless start
Both UCLA and Michigan State had just one hit in the first three innings, as both teams attempted to find success at the plate. The result was the game being runless heading into the fourth.
Spartans strike first
Michigan State got their second hit of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a single, but it was enough to get their base runner across home plate for the first run of the game.
Offense continued to struggle
UCLA had their second hit of the game in the top of the sixth, but despite the rare hit, and multiple other runners getting on base, the Bruins nor Spartans could increase the score until the eighth inning.
Taking the lead late
In the top of the eighth, the Bruins’ batters awoke with a go-ahead two-run homer strike by junior first baseman Mulivai Levu and putting UCLA in the lead for the first time in the game.
Two more for good measure
The Bruins tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth off of a double and a sacrifice fly to give them two more inusrance runs. The Spartans were held scoreless in the bottom of the ninth to give UCLA the win and keep their undefeated Big Ten Conference streak alive.
UCLA will play their second game against Michigan State on Saturday with an anticipated start time of 12:35 p.m. PT.
The Kids in Need Foundation gifted $1 million worth of school supplies to teachers in need.
Taking place at the Kids in Need Foundation’s headquarters in Little Canada, the “Thanks a Million” event brought together teachers from across the state, who were each gifted around $1,000 in school supplies to take back to their classrooms.
The group said the supplies went to teachers at higher-needs schools, districts where 50 percent or more of students would qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rachelle Oxborough, the foundation’s director of public relations, said school supplies can make a major difference for students, some of whom do not begin classes with the materials they need.
“School supplies can be completely transformative for a child and their education, when a student can walk in on that first day of school,” Oxborough said. “A majority of students in these schools do not start the school year with school supplies, so when they can start with everything they need, they can step into their education in a totally different way.”
Sabrina Jones, a social worker at Harambee Elementary School in Maplewood, came to pick up supplies for teachers at her school on Saturday.
“But a lot of just writing materials, from the markers to the crayons to just the writing pads, which is just amazing…and also cleaning supplies, because you can’t have enough cleaning supplies for all seasons,” Jones said.
Programs like “Thanks a Million” support teachers financially by providing free classroom materials, rather than having teachers pay out of pocket for their students.
The National Education Association said teachers spend an average of $500 to $900 a year out of pocket on classroom supplies.
“I mean it’s one in a million, this really shows the support that Kids in Need have for teachers in general, school, everything…you can’t like buy this….this is just amazing,” Jones said.
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