A US senator has said she turned down Donald Trump’s request to run as his vice president in 2016 because of family concerns.
Joni Ernst, who represents Iowa, made the claim in an affidavit in a divorce proceeding that was first reported by Cityview, a Des Moines alternative newspaper.
The filing was made in October but unsealed this month after Ms Ernst and her former husband, Gail Ernst, settled their previously contentious divorce.
Ms Ernst wrote that, after Mr Trump interviewed her in July 2016 to be his running mate: “I turned Candidate Trump down, knowing it wasn’t the right thing for me or my family.”
She said it was a sacrifice she made for her husband, who was not fond of her political career.
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