Rumors that Florida Gov. Rick Scott is likely to be selected as Donald Trump's Vice President candidate started making the rounds in Washington this week. That's predicated, of course, on Trump securing the Republican nomination for president, which certainly seems possible now that he's won three out of four primaries: New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.
Scott, who has not yet made his endorsement public, has been praising Trump. "I think what Trump has got going for him is the fact he had 14 years on 'The Apprentice,' and people think he's a successful business guy. And they want a business guy, they want someone who will help them get jobs," Scott had said to the Daily Caller in January.
"I think he is capturing the frustration of many Americans after seven years of President Obama's very intentional government takeover of the U.S. economy," Scott had written about Trump in a USA Today, op-ed in early January.
As soon as the speculations started, Scott chose to distance himself from the Trump campaign, saying only that it has been "fun to watch."
"I'm focused on this job. I've got three more years in this job. I've been very clear the things that are important to me, the things that we've done here. I think we need to have a president who has a very specific plan on how we're going to get jobs going in this country, just as we've done in Florida... somebody who's going to be absolutely focused on destroying ISIS," said Scott, speaking to reporters, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
