Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

The Republic | azcentral.com

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is open to pairing up with Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, and serve as his vice president, she said on a Sunday national news show.

She also said she didn't necessarily think he should pick a woman. He is expected to face Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and both are vying for the critical women's vote.

Brewer, who became a conservative icon of sorts during her six-year tenure as governor, appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" political show. She and other panelists were shown a short-list of 10 potential Trump running mates, which included U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

The names flashed across the screen and Brewer was asked by CNN reporter Jake Tapper if she had a favorite among those names, saying, "... and what about you?"

"Who made up that list," Brewer said, laughing. "They didn't put me on there."

Tapper responded, "What about you? What about Jan Brewer? Would you be willing to be considered?"

She answered, "Of course I would be! I would be willing to serve in any capacity that I could be of help with Donald on. But that's a tremendous list of people to choose from. They're all very wonderful people, well-qualified. I certainly think that Newt, I've known him for a long time, we all have experienced what he can get done in Washington, D.C. And Marco Rubio would be terrific. Mary Fallin would be terrific."

Tapper asked Brewer if she thought Trump needs to pick a woman, given poll numbers that have suggested his unpopularity among women.

"I don't necessarily think that you need to pick a woman," Brewer said. "This woman thing has gotten way out of control, I believe. And I think it's been driven by the left."​

As the potential general-election opponents scramble for the women's vote, Trump on Saturday cited former President Bill Clinton's infidelity to his wife, and said Hillary was an "enabler."

"Hillary Clinton continually talks about that Donald Trump is abusive, if you will, to women, that he can't win the women's vote," Brewer said. "Well, women do appreciate him. And they (the Clintons) have a problem in their own house. And they have to recognize that and it needs to be acknowledged."

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