'Trump's VP is actually... Ivanka!' Donald Jr can't resist trolling the internet before Mike Pence is tipped to be the real choice

Donald Trump Jr was discussing VP pick on Twitter when he sent message

It was retweeted and liked thousands of times, apparently fooling some

He later messaged to say that he was joking, adding: 'Couldn't resist'

Ivanka touted as a pick by brother Eric and Tennessee senator Bob Corker

But Indiana governor Mike Pence has been widely tipped as the VP

As the nation waited on tenterhooks to find out who Trump was going to name as his running mate, his eldest son couldn't resist having a joke at Twitter's expense.

Messaging his almost half-a-million followers on Thursday afternoon, Trump Jr wrote: 'Breaking news... VP pick is actually Ivanka Trump.'

The message came around an hour after he fended off comments from a reporter about 'drama' within the campaign over the VP pick, saying the choice is 'my father's alone to make'.

Sending out to two memos so close together seemed to have fooled at least some of his online fans, who liked the tweet almost 3,000 times, and retweeted it 1,000.

However, after an hour passed he messaged again saying 'couldn't resist' with three laughing faces, revealing he was joking.

Ivanka, who is believed to be offering Trump campaign advise behind the scenes and helping to direct his policy on women's issues, had been touted as an early choice for running mate.

When Tennessee senator Bob Corker took himself out of the running last week, he recommended Trump's eldest daughter take the position, saying she is the 'most impressive' candidate.

Eric Trump, Ivanka's biological brother, also lauded her for the position, telling Fox News: 'She's got the beautiful looks. She's smart, smart, smart. She's certainly got my vote.'


However, Ivanka was never seriously considered to be in the running for the position, which was narrowed down to Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie and Mike Pence this week.

Trump had been expected to announce his choice at a news conference tomorrow in Manhattan - now suspended because of the terror attack in Nice.

While the choice has not been officially confirmed, it has been widely reported that Trump has chosen Indiana Governor Pence.

Pence is a staunch social conservative who has been married for more than 30 years to wife Karen, who was a schoolteacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Indianapolis before she became the state's first lady.

His appointment, over Gingrich and Christie, is being interpreted as an appeal to traditional conservative voters who initially backed the likes of Rubio and Cruz.




Pence is a low-key evangelical Christian who lacks Trump's showman's flair. But his cautious demeanor is unlikely to produce negative headlines in the nearly four months remaining before voters choose their next president.

He has pressed unapologetically conservative views on some social issues, including gay rights and abortion, which could both alienate Trump from centrist voters and give the party's right wing less reason to oppose him at next week's nominating convention.

Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky native and U.S. Senate Majority Leader seen as a moderate, told CNN that picking the Indianan is 'a good move by Donald Trump. We look forward to enthusiastically supporting the ticket.'

Pence had backed a Trump rival, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in April before the Indiana primary, but he praised the New York businessman and said he would work on behalf of the eventual Republican nominee