Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on who he will select as his running mate. Trump on VP: There are 2 generals under consideration

Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on who he will select as his running mate, the presumptive Republican nominee said Wednesday.

But the list has "about" 10 names on it , two of which are military generals, he told Fox News Channel's Kimberly Guilfoyle in a telephone interview as he called into the show the same day two of the top contenders to be his running mate said thanks, but no thanks.


"Well, I like the generals. I like the concept of the generals. We're thinking about—actually there are two of them that are under consideration," Trump said, declining to provide specific names, although Guilfoyle later referenced the name of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. "Really, we're looking to go more the political route in terms of getting legislation passed, which is what they do. And I think, frankly, we don't want to do the executive orders like [President Barack] Obama has been doing."

As far as other contenders, Trump said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is "certainly" still in the running, calling him a "friend and a great guy."

Guilfoyle ran by a list of rumored vice presidential candidates, including Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, along with Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) who both indicated Wednesday that they were not interested in the position.

"Well, I'm actually looking at 10 people, and three or four called me up, very big names, Senate and governor and all. And they want to be considered. And we're looking very, very strongly. I met with Joni. She was terrific, and very supportive. As you know, Bob was with me yesterday and he told me everything that he really would like to do and Bob is a terrific guy," Trump said, recounting his campaign stop in North Carolina on Tuesday with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Trump noted that he will be appearing with Gingrich later in the evening in Cincinnati, remarking, "Newt is Newt, you know? Great guy. Tough and smart, and just a fantastic guy."

"We have about 10 people, some names that haven’t surfaced yet, who have actually called me," said Trump, touting his lead in the most recent Rasmussen poll. "A lot of people are calling me that you wouldn't even think about. They want to have their name thrown into the hat, and we're going to look at some people. So, we have a lot of interest, believe me."

