Trump Leaning To Politician For No. 2 On Ticket
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Virtually assured of the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump said he likely will "go the political route'' in choosing a vice presidential running mate.
The real estate mogul said in broadcast interviews Wednesday that he's "inclined'' to prefer a No. 2 person on the ticket who can help get legislation passed.
He said he already has business experience and said he wouldn't want to have to resort to presidential executive orders to get things done.
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"I would like to have somebody that could truly be good with respect to dealing with the Senate, dealing with Congress, getting legislation passed, working toward something where we're not signing executive orders every three days like President Obama does," Trump told ABC News.
Trump also revealed he'll be making a decision over the next week on how to fund a general election campaign.
He said "I do love self-funding,'' but adds that he's thinking over his strategy and will have an answer soon.
"Do I want to sell a couple of buildings and self-fund? I don't know that I want to do that,'' he told MSNBC's "Morning Joe.'' But he said that he wouldn't necessarily want a new source of money "for myself'' but that the party needs to bolster its funding.
He was asked if he would accept money from super PACs in the fall, although he has refused to do so thus far.
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