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FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is being vetted as a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump.
Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer is very familiar with the process, having gone through it before becoming Secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush.
“It’s every single thing that you’ve done in your life back to 18-years-old,” Schafer says.
Schafer says the process starts with a call from the FBI.
“The weird thing of course is you get a call from the FBI which is never fun, because you’re going, ‘well, what do they have? What do they have in their files that I don’t know about?’” Schafer says.
Schafer says the process goes through the entirety of your life.
“It’s a nervous interview, because you don’t remember specifics from 20 years ago or 30 years ago,” Schafer says.
Schafer says they will likely interview Burgum’s political rivals and family, including his children and ex-wife.
MSUM Political Science professor Dr. Barbara Headrick says not to put too much stock into the vetting process as it can be unclear how many other candidates have been vetted.
“Presidential races are almost always all about the presidential candidates,” Headrick says. “VP only comes up if the VP does something that makes the President look bad for picking that person.”
One thing that she says could make Burgum intriguing to the Trump campaign is his loyalty to the former president.
Other potential candidates are also being vetted, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
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