Why Trump’s vice pres­i­den­tial extrav­a­gan­za this week­end won’t reveal a front-run­ner

For­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump appears ready to make the pub­lic wait for a few more months before choos­ing his run­ning mate.
Spec­u­la­tion as to whom Trump will choose has risen in recent months, with no clear leader in the field. The for­mer pres­i­dent appears to keep it this way for rea­sons rang­ing from want­i­ng to retain excite­ment to his own per­son­al style. A Repub­li­can strate­gist close to him drew par­al­lels with the show that helped him gain fame, The Appren­tice.

For­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump arrives at Man­hat­tan Crim­i­nal Court in New York on Fri­day, May 3, 2024. (Char­ly Triballeau/Pool Pho­to via AP)

“I do think this hap­pens lat­er rather than soon­er,” the strate­gist told NBC News. “Trump likes the dra­ma of drawn-out, Appren­tice-like audi­tions.”
To make a choice so ear­ly might risk damp­en­ing the enthu­si­asm around his cam­paign. To keep …