Donald Trump's VP Pick May Have Just Been Revealed

Eagle-eyed social media users have noticed the web address trumpburgum.com automatically redirects to Donald Trump's official campaign website, sparking speculation that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum could be his 2024 running mate.

Internet users attempting to access the address are instead being sent to donaldjtrump.com, whereas similar combinations for other Republicans regarded as potential Trump vice-presidential picks return no results.

Since Trump became the presumptive Republican presidential candidate in March, following a string of primary victories, there has been intense speculation about who he could select as his running mate. In February Trump confirmed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Senator Tim Scott, Rep. Byron Donalds, biotech tycoon Vivek Ramaswamy and former House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard were all on his shortlist.

On Wednesday the Still Boneless X account posted a six-second video on the platform showing trumpburgum.com redirecting to Trump's official campaign website. They added: "Looks like Trumpburgum dot com takes you directly to the Donald Trump homepage."

The post was shared by Jack Posobiec, a senior editor at conservative leaning website Human Events, who added: "It works." http://TrumpBurgum.com."

Columnist Dan O'Donnell made a similar point, posting: "In what is likely a major revelation, the website http://TrumpBurgum.com redirects to Donald Trump's official campaign website http://DonaldJTrump.com."

He added: "Lending credibility to the theory that this means Trump has picked North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his running mate is the fact that http://TrumpPence.com also redirects to http://DonaldJTrump.com."

Attempts by Newsweek to access web addresses starting Trump followed by each of DeSantis, Noem, Scott, Donalds, Ramaswamy or Gabbard then .com didn't lead to any operational websites, with most connecting to domain names for sale.

Newsweek contacted representatives of Donald Trump and Governor Doug Burgum for comment by email.

The past few weeks have seen a surge in speculation that Burgum could be Trump's running mate and he currently has the highest odds with U.K.-based bookies Betfair, at 5/2.

In January Burgum confirmed he and his wife would not be seeking another term, commenting: "Today we announced that we will not seek a third term as governor. Serving as governor and first lady of North Dakota has been one of the most incredible and rewarding experiences of our lives. We are eternally grateful to the citizens for giving us this opportunity."

Senators Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance, from Florida and Ohio respectively, have also been tipped as potential 2024 running mates for Trump, as has former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. In May Trump ruled out Haley in a post on his Truth Social website posting: "Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well! DJT."

One of the early favorites, Governor Noem, declined dramatically with the bookies after she wrote about shooting her 14-month-old puppy Cricket, claiming it was aggressive and "untrainable," in her new book.

Trump had a dramatic falling out with Mike Pence, his vice president from 2017-21, after he agreed to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory. On January 6 2021 hundreds of Trump supporters stormed Congress in a bid to stop Biden's election being formally approved, some of whom were chanting "hang Mike Pence."