Jan Brewer says she's open to being Donald Trump's vice president

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published 9 May 2016

Jan Brewer, the former governor of Arizona, announced on Sunday that she is willing to run on the Republican ticket alongside Donald Trump.

During an appearance Sunday on CNN's State of the Union, Brewer was shown a list of possible running mates for Trump, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Host Jake Tapper asked Brewer if she would be willing to be considered, and she answered in the affirmative. "Of course I would be," she said. "I would be willing to serve in any capacity that I could be of help with Donald on."

Brewer also said she doesn't think it's necessary for the presumptive Republican nominee to choose a woman as his vice president. "This woman thing has gotten way out of control, I believe," she said. "And I think it's been driven by the left."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.