This combination photo shows Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, in Atlanta, June 27, 2024, from left, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in Miami, Nov. 6, 2022, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., June 13, 2024, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Nov. 8, 2023, in Miami. It's not unheard of for a running mate to move beyond past disagreements with a presidential candidate. But the shift is more striking for Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders, in some cases requiring them to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. (AP Photo)
FILE - Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a press conference, May 13, 2024, in New York. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. In a 2016 interview, Vance called himself "a Never Trump guy" and said of the soon-to-be-president, "I never liked him." (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign rally, Feb. 14, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. In 2016, Scott excoriated Trump for his reluctance to condemn the Ku Klux Klan, his attacks on a judge's Mexican heritage, and comments equivocating about the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
FILE - Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a debate, Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, Calif. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. In a July interview, Burgum, a businessman, was asked if he'd ever do business with Trump, and responded, "I don't think so." He added, "I just think that it's important that you're judged by the company you keep." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks at a campaign event in Concord, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. Stefanik criticized Trump's comments on the "Access Hollywood" tape and disagreed with his position on NATO, his decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement and his ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks in West Palm Beach, Fla., June 14, 2024. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. Rubio called Trump a "con artist," and "the most vulgar person to ever aspire to the presidency." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)