Claude Knobler

Claude Knobler

Opinion: Donald Trump’s Totally Unverified but Not Utterly Impossible VP Short List

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty/HandoutIt may be all over but the waiting.Donald Trump’s announcement that his nominee for vice president could be in attendance at Thursday’s presidential debate has done just what Trump hoped it will do: create a frenzied guessing game to distract from his recent (and future) gaffes. Early in the week, much of the media attention surrounding the candidate had centered on age and memory loss concerns. Now that Trump has floated the idea of unveiling his VP pick on Thursday, political pundits have shifted their focus.Whatever the reason, Trump’s timetable has clearly been sped up.Read more at The Daily Beast.