Republican Addresses Trump Vice President Rumors

South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace responded to rumors that she could be former President Donald Trump's running mate in 2024.

During a recent appearance on The Daily Show, Mace was asked by host Charlamagne tha God if she would be intrigued to be Trump's running mate.

"I think it's intriguing. It's interesting," she said. "I haven't been asked yet, and my focus is now on South Carolina as it always will be and I understand why people might be talking about it. I do a lot for women's issues and Republicans lost women last year.

"But my focus today, as it always will be, I love the Lowcountry, where you and I grew up in, and that's where my focus is. It's a conversation we need to have because I want my little girl to know that she can be president one day."

Mace was one of eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker this month, following a motion by Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.

The Daily Beast reported this month that six anonymous Republicans familiar with the matter said they heard Mace was saying that she could be a vice presidential pick in 2024, for which Trump is the leading Republican candidate.

In a post to X, formerly Twitter, this week, conservative commentator Laura Loomer wrote, "Hearing that Nancy Mace @NancyMace is in consideration for VP."

"Nice. @mtgreene [Marjorie Taylor Greene] is probably fuming with jealousy," Loomer added.

According to Politico, Trump previously called Mace a "grandstanding loser," while she said the former president's "entire legacy was wiped out" following the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

However, following Trump's recent string of indictments, Mace spoke with Politico and said, "We can't afford four more years of Joe Biden."

"I'm willing to bury the hatchet to save the country, and I know President Trump is, too," Mace told Politico in June.

Politico also reported in June that Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump's 2024 campaign and former consultant for Mace, responded to her comments about the former president.

"The fact that Nancy has been a constant and consistent presence in defense of President Trump has not gone unnoticed," LaCivita said.

During an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Trump said that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem would be one of the people he'd consider.

Newsweek reached out to Mace and Trump's spokesperson via email for comment.