Marco Rubio: “He [Trump] will be best served by a running mate and by surrogates who fully embrace his campaign.” Sarah Palin: This presidential election she doesn’t want to “be a burden.” Palin said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Ben Carson: “I’m not interested in doing that [being VP] for a number of reasons,” the former GOP presidential candidate said on May 5. “I don’t want to be a distraction." Rob Portman: “Rob is not interested in anything but continuing to serve Ohio in the U.S. Senate,” Corry Bliss, Portman’s re-election campaign manager, said in a statement. Susana Martinez: Martinez could help Trump attain votes in the Hispanic demographic, but she has expressed no interest in the VP spot.
