Trump: A woman VP would be 'absolutely great'

Donald Trump heaped praise on Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire in a Friday interview with a Concord radio station, calling the idea of having a woman as his running mate “absolutely great.”

Trump referenced his private meeting with Ayotte earlier this year, as well as “a couple of times” they had met, in his discussion with WKXL.


Calling the New Hampshire senator “a terrific woman” and “tremendous,” Trump said that he really liked her a lot and “would be somebody that you would consider” as veep.

“I think the concept of a woman as vice president is absolutely great,” he added, but with a disclaimer that it depends on the circumstances.

“Now, you have to see what happens, how it all plays out. You have to see who’s hot at the time, who’s there at the time, who wants to do it at the time, but you know, we have to get through a campaign first. So I don’t really—other than the concept of having a woman as a vice presidential candidate, I think would be fantastic,” Trump concluded.

The billionaire business mogul will speak at a campaign event in Hampton, New Hampshire on Friday night.