Vance, who would become vice president if Trump wins the November election, came under fire over the weekend for blaming Joe Biden for Saturday’s assassination attempt.
Monday 15 July 2024 22:06, UK
Donald Trump has announced the Ohio senator, who once likened himself to Hitler, as his running mate for November’s US presidential election.
JD Vance, a 39-year-old former venture capitalist, will become vice president. Trump Win the November election.
The former president made the announcement on his social network, Truth Social.
A New York Times bestselling author, the Ohio-born Vance graduated from Yale Law School and entered venture capitalism.
The US Marine Corps veteran gained attention in 2016 with his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis,” which detailed his Ohio upbringing and the socio-economic challenges he faced.
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Vance previously described himself as “never a Trump supporter,” and after Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, he harshly criticized him, calling him an “idiot” and an “American Hitler.”
But he has since become a trusted advocate, even appearing in court in New York to support the former president. His hush money trial.
He is in tune with Trump’s populist views and will likely be embraced by Trump’s supporters in the future.
Vance said over the weekend. US President Joe Biden Trump He was the target of an assassination attempt. Saturday.
“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” he wrote.
“Those comments directly led to the assassination attempt on President Trump.”
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Vance is a fixture in conservative media and frequent debates with Capitol Hill reporters, helping to position himself as a potential leader to succeed Trump in the future.
US Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly called Vance to commemorate his selection as Trump’s running mate.
The pair could not be reached but Harris left a voicemail, according to Sky News’ US partner network NBC News.
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President Trump on Monday named Vance his Republican vice presidential nominee, saying on his Truth social platform: “After lengthy deliberation and consideration, and after taking into account many other outstanding talents, I have determined that Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio is the person best qualified to serve as Vice President of the United States.”
The former president emphasized how Vance “served honorably” in the Marines, adding that his future “focus will be intense on the people for whom he served so gloriously: the American workers and farmers of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and beyond.”
Trump added that Vance will “do everything he can to Make America Great Again.”
The former president called Vance about 20 minutes before the Truth Social post and formally offered him the job, a person familiar with the call told The Associated Press.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were reportedly informed early Monday that they were not Trump’s pick.
The announcement came after the former US leader was formally nominated as the party’s presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mr. Trump is now set to face off against incumbent Biden in the race for the White House.
