Trump on his vice presidential contenders: He likes Vance's beard but sees Rubio as 'risky'

The endorsement is in: likes J.D. Vance’s beard.

Just days away from Trump announcing his running mate, the former president weighed in on the challenges that could hold back each vice presidential hopeful on the shortlist in an in an interview with Brian Kilmeade on Fox News Radio. He didn’t, however, name his pick. “Everything’s an issue,” Trump said, when asked about concerns over his shortlist of potential running mates that includes , Ohio’s Republican senator; North Dakota Gov.

; and Florida Sen. . During the interview, Trump was asked about Burgum’s stronger abortion stance, Rubio’s residency complications since both he and Rubio hail from the same state — and, of course, Vance’s beard after reports surfaced that .

“It looks good,” Trump said in his glowing endorsement of the Ohio senator’s facial hair. “He looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.” Trump had no other comments about Vance.

But he had some wider concerns about Burgum and Rubio. He called Burgum’s past signing of strong abortion limits as North Dakota governor “a little bit of an issue.” “It's a pretty strong ban.

I think Doug is great,” Trump said. “He's taken a pretty strong stance — or the state has. I don’t know if it’s Doug but the state has.

So it’s an issue.” And after rallying with Rubio in Miami Tuesday night — where Trump — Trump discussed the Florida senator's residency problem in Wednesday's interview. Trump and Rubio would need to forgo Flori.