First term Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) is preparing to issue the Republican rebuttal to President Biden’s State of The Union address on March 7. While a good speech could raise Britt’s popularity among Republican voters, some political analysts have suggested that it could even catapult the freshman senator into consideration for vice president on a hypothetical Trump ticket.
“Senator Britt who is the new freshman senator from Alabama, and who some very smart people believe will be Trump’s vice presidential pick — she has her big audition night because she’s going to deliver the response to Biden,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said during a radio interview with WABC 770 AM-N.Y. on Sunday.
“It’ll be interesting to see if Britt rises to the occasion. If she does, it will be a major step up in her potentially being Trump’s vice presidential candidate,” he continued.
Britt received former President Trump’s endorsement midway through her GOP primary race against U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks. Britt returned the favor last month when announcing her endorsement of the former president’s bid to return to the White House, calling him “the only candidate who can secure the border.”
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