--- title: Live: Donald Trump Appears With Running Mate Mike Pence description: Their appearance is expected to begin at 11 a.m. EST canonical: https://time.com/4409325/watch-live-donald-trump-mike-pence-vice-president/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-16T14:40:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:18:26.079Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump Appears With Running Mate Mike Pence og:description: Their appearance is expected to begin at 11 a.m. EST og:url: https://time.com/4409325/watch-live-donald-trump-mike-pence-vice-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87889dee9365e1f3/69889c3a656a3f2367bcc4fb/trump-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4373 og:image:height: 2460 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-REPUBLICANS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump Appears With Running Mate Mike Pence twitter:description: Their appearance is expected to begin at 11 a.m. EST twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87889dee9365e1f3/69889c3a656a3f2367bcc4fb/trump-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Donald Trump Appears With Running Mate Mike Pence > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence take the stage during a campaign rally at Grant Park Event Center in Westfield, IA, on July 12, 2016. Tasos Katopodis—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 16, 2016 2:40 PM UTC Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will appear with his [running mate Indiana governor Mike Pence](http://time.com/4408435/donald-trump-mike-pence-vice-president/) in New York on Saturday morning. Trump [announced](http://time.com/4406477/donald-trump-mike-pence-running-mate-vice-president/?iid=sr-link1) Pence as his Vice Presidential pick on Twitter Friday. Pence was the preferred pick of Republican insiders, but has [disagreed with Trump in the past on some issues.](http://time.com/4406664/donald-trump-vice-president-mike-pence-issues/?iid=sr-link3) Their appearance is expected to begin at 11 a.m. EST. 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