--- title: Donald Trump Vice President: Indiana's Mike Pence Prepares description: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is preparing his political allies for his selection as Donald Trump's running mate. canonical: https://time.com/4406268/donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence/ author: Alex Altman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-14T15:49:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:13.830Z article:section: Politics og:title: Indiana Governor Prepares Allies for His Selection as VP og:description: He would need to get his gubernatorial re-election off the ballot. og:url: https://time.com/4406268/donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt804863410b270bbc/69889bbb656a3fabcfbcc433/mike-pence-trump-vp-hopeful.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Donald Trump. 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Brief is TIME's Washington newsletter, written by senior correspondent Philip Elliott. It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. It reaches 85,000 subscribers with a 37.0% open rate as of August 2026. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Alex Altman](https://time.com/author/alex-altman/) and [Zeke J Miller / Cleveland](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) Jul 14, 2016 3:49 PM UTC  Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Westfield, Ind. on July 12, 2016. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Westfield, Ind. on July 12, 2016. Michael Conroy—AP by [Alex Altman](https://time.com/author/alex-altman/) and [Zeke J Miller / Cleveland](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) Jul 14, 2016 3:49 PM UTC Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is preparing his political allies for his selection as Donald Trump’s running mate. Pence convened a meeting of his top aides at 8 a.m. Thursday in Indianapolis to discuss political logistics should Trump tap him to join the GOP ticket, according to a source familiar with the discussion. Among the topics covered at the meeting were the final procedures to ensure that Pence, who faces a midday Friday deadline to withdraw from a closely fought re-election campaign, will be able to get off the Indiana ballot in time if Trump picks him. As of Thursday morning, Pence had not been formally notified of Trump’s choice and was awaiting word along with the rest of the political world. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are also leading contenders for the role. Trump will publicly unveil his selection at 11 a.m. Friday in New York City’s Trump Tower. But Gingrich said Wednesday night that he expects to be notified of Trump’s choice sometime Thursday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4406268/donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4406268/donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence/"},"headline":"Indiana Gov. 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