Donald Trump picks Indiana Governor Mike Pence as running mate

REPUBLICAN presidential contender Donald Trump has picked Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Jul 2016, 16:29 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2016, 16:21 BST

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump names running mate in election bid to get to the White House. Picure: John Devlin

Mr Trump revealed his decision on Twitter and said he will hold a news conference on Saturday morning.

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The businessman had originally planned to announce his running mate earlier on Friday but he delayed the announcement because of the attacks in Nice.

Mr Pence had already flown to New York before Mr Trump announced the postponement.

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