Three of Trump’s running mate finalists not expected to attend his rally in Pa.

Three top finalists to be Donald Trump’s running mate are not expected to attend his rally in Pennsylvania later Saturday, according to two people familiar with the plans, a potential sign that Trump’s vice-presidential announcement will be closer to or during the Republican National Convention, which starts Monday.

Discussions inside the campaign have narrowed in recently on Sens. J.D. Vance (Ohio) and Marco Rubio (Fla.), and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is also in the mix. Trump was asking about other names as recently as last week, according to people familiar with his thinking.

Vance, Rubio and Burgum will not be at the rally Saturday evening, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations.

Vance’s absence from the rally — which is happening not far from the border with Ohio — is especially notable, since some Republicans had speculated that Trump might announce his pick at the rally. The former president held a rally earlier in the week in Miami, where Rubio spoke.

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