Trump praises Mike Lee's haircut in comments on vice presidential prospects

• Trump provided some real-time reviews of the prospects at a private luncheon where his remarks were recorded.

What he's saying: "I love your haircut! … And he's a good man too."

Context: Lee was one of several lawmakers who attended the Florida fundraiser this weekend.

• Lee hasn't gotten a lot of buzz as a potential running mate, but he's a longtime ally of Trump who joined efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
• He cropped his hair in September, around the same time he was threatening to defund the military over abortion policy and calling down God's wrath upon flood-trapped Burning Man revelers.

Zoom out: Here's what Trump had to say about the other potential candidates.

• Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — "His name is coming up a lot for vice president!"
• Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — "As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he's unbelievable."
• Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — "He wasn't a supporter of mine at the very beginning... He was saying things like 'the guy's a total disaster'…any ways I got to know him a little bit... As a non politician, he's become one of the great senators."

• Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) — "[When she ran in 2018] she was like the energizer bunny. She would go from stop to stop to stop."
• North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — "I didn't know this: He was a supporter of my two campaigns. He's a very rich man."
• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — "Somebody that I love. She's been with me, a supporter of mine and I've been a supporter of hers for a long time. "