Last week, a jury ruled that Donald Trump was guilty of 34 felony counts. This week, the GOP presidential candidate is vetting running mates to make sure they won’t embarrass the ticket.

Sources told multiple news outlets that Trump’s campaign requested additional information from seven contenders, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Ben Carson and Doug Burgum.

The reports did not detail what questions are being asked but, based on Trump’s last VP selection process, it’s the superficial that matters most. Back then, Trump made that clear when he described Mike Pence over and over as “straight out of central casting.”

“He’s a real talent, a real guy,” Trump said. “And he is central casting, do we agree? Central casting. He’s been great.”

Pence looked the part, for sure. Every single American Vice President before him had been a white man, often with white hair and a white smile. That made Pence the obvious, stereotypical choice. And the American people bought it.

Then in 2020, Kamala Harris broke the mold. Suddenly, a woman and a person of color could occupy the Naval Observatory.

So what actor would “central casting” send for that part now? The stakes are even higher in 2024 since Trump turns 78 on June 14 and flaunts his fast food diet. Whoever he selects will be one clogged heartbeat away from the presidency. So who will Trump choose?

To answer this, The Daily Beast turned to John Levey, a top Hollywood casting director. Levey has four Emmys—two for his work on ER and two for his work on The West Wing, which means he has actual experience casting a Vice President. So we asked Levey to run through the leading candidates based........

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