Who is J.D. Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pick
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has been selected as Donald Trump's 2024 running mate in the presidential election.
Updated: 10:18 AM EDT Aug 29, 2024
WHEN I RETURN HERE IN JUST A FEW. ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL CHECK IN IN JUST A BIT. WELL, JD VANCE, ONE PERSON EVERYONE바카라 게임 웹사이트S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK AND TONIGHT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEAK THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SET TO SPEAK AT THE RNC. YEAH. EVERYBODY LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. OF COURSE, MANY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP바카라 게임 웹사이트S NEW RUNNING MATE HAS TO SAY. AND MY CO-ANCHOR, MIKE DARDIS HAS BEEN IN MILWAUKEE ALL WEEK FOR US, TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트RE REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR SENATOR VANCE SPEAK HIS MIND TONIGHT. HI THERE. MIKE. HI THERE SHEREE. AND HI THERE CHRIS. YEAH, BIG NIGHT FOR REPUBLICANS. OBVIOUSLY A US SENATOR FROM OUR STATE, BUT A RELATIVE UNKNOWN ALL ACROSS AMERICA. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME ALL WEEK THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THE PICK, AND NOW THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT JD VANCE AND HIS WIFE USHA. AND THEY WILL MEET THE FAMILY FOR SURE TONIGHT ON NATIONAL TV AT THE RNC HERE IN MILWAUKEE, AS THEY BOTH SPEAK, JD WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AFTER HIS WIFE AND AFTER DONALD TRUMP JR. SPEAKING OF DONALD TRUMP, A LITTLE WALK THROUGH EARLIER TONIGHT, DONALD TRUMP WAS ON THE STAGE BEHIND ME GETTING A FEEL FOR THINGS, DOING A PRACTICE RUN. THE FORMER PRESIDENT GETS HIS CHANCE TO SPEAK AS THE TICKET IS NOW SET. THE TWO MEN HAVE MADE APPEARANCES TOGETHER HERE AT THE RNC TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW, AND NOW IN BACK TO BACK NIGHTS. THEY BOTH TAKE CENTER STAGE. THEY SAID, MAKE SURE YOU GET MY SOCKS. THEY SAY. TRUMP 2024 ON HIM. MICHIGAN STATE SENATOR JONATHAN LINDSEY PONDERS THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AT 39 YEARS OLD, HE SAYS ANOTHER 39 YEAR OLD JD VANCE. IS IT. EVERY TIME WE MOVE FORWARD IN POLITICS, THERE ARE THESE DIVISIONS BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE PARTY GOING TO LOOK LIKE? WHO IS IT GOING TO APPEAL TO? WHO ARE THEY TALKING TO? AND HE REALLY DRILLS INTO THIS IDEA THAT IT IS THE PARTY OF THE WORKING CLASS, OF THE FORGOTTEN MAN, AND WOMAN OF AMERICA. WOODY JOHNSON HAS KNOWN DONALD TRUMP FOR 40 YEARS. THE FORMER AMBASSADOR TO THE UK, WHO, BY THE WAY, ALSO OWNS THE NEW YORK JETS, IS MAKING VANCE A TOP REPUBLICAN DRAFT PICK. JD, I THINK IS AN EXCITE EXCITE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S, YOU KNOW, HIS HIS CAREER PATH IS STELLAR. UH, THE HILLBILLY ELEGY, WHICH I HAVE YET TO READ, BUT I HEARD IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S VERY GOOD AND IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A LIFE STORY. SO HE BRINGS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO THE TABLE. BUT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S YOUNG. TONIGHT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE TICKET OF TRUMP AND VANCE TO ADVANCE. JD SPEAKING TO A NATION NOT KNOWING MUCH ABOUT HIM. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HELLO ON NATIONAL TV. JD, WE ALL KNOW HIS STORY GREW UP IN MIDDLETOWN. I GREW UP IN LEBANON. JUST JUST MINUTES APART. JOINED THE MARINE CORPS AROUND THE SAME TIME. I바카라 게임 웹사이트M SO PROUD TO SEE WHAT HE HAS DONE AND HE CARRIES FORWARD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. HE JUST NEEDS TO STICK WITH HIS MESSAGE. HE REALLY DOES PULL TO THE FAR RIGHT AND THAT KIND OF THAT GRASSROOT THAT NEW REPUBLICAN, THAT THAT CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN, HE JUST NEEDS TO STICK WITH THAT MESSAGE, STICK WITH THE PLATFORM AND JUST STAY CONSERVATIVE. REPUBLICAN. YOU KNOW, LIFE IS FUNNY. SHERRY, ISN바카라 게임 웹사이트T IT? A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER 2022, WHERE JD VANCE WAS IN OUR STUDIOS DOING A DEBATE, AND HERE WE ARE TWO YEARS LATER, HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S ON THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET WITH DONALD TRUMP AS THE VP NOMINEE. AND HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF THE RNC HERE IN MILWAUKEE. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL HAVE COVERAGE ALL NIGHT LONG. 11:00 WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL RECAP THE SPEECHES BY SOME OF THE KEY PLAYERS. BUT FOR NOW, MIKE DARDIS REPORTING LIV
Who is J.D. Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pick
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has been selected as Donald Trump's 2024 running mate in the presidential election.
Updated: 10:18 AM EDT Aug 29, 2024
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has been selected as Donald Trump's 2024 running mate in the presidential election. The Republican nominee announced Vance as his running mate via his Truth Social account. "After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio," Trump said in a post to Truth Social.The pick was then made official on the Republican National Convention floor. Click below to see latest coverage from the RNC: What happens to J.D. Vance's Senate seat if he becomes vice president? A look at what the process could look like.Vance is a Middletown, Ohio native. See how those in his hometown are reacting to the VP pick. With Trump's selection of Vance as his running mate, some delegates across the US say they were caught off guard by the choice. What does Vance's selection mean for the future of the Republican Party? NBC's Kristen Welker weighed in during an exclusive interview with 바카라게임.Watch Vance's full speech from the RNC belowThe 39-year-old venture capitalist and 바카라 게임 웹사이트Hillbilly Elegy바카라 게임 웹사이트 author turned politician quickly rose in the ranks this past year to the shortlist of picks to be Trump's running mate.Vance recently entered the political scene, beating out former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022.Vance was sworn in in January 2023, becoming the first U.S. Senator from Ohio to hold office without any previous government experience since John Glenn.During his time in office, Vance gained attention for his response and work with residents and local government in East Palestine following the toxic train derailment.Vance was once an outspoken Trump critic, but when Donald Trump Jr. reached out to him about his book, a friendship on both sides started. Vance met Trump in 2021 and in April 2022, Trump endorsed Vance in the Ohio U.S. Senate race.In the past two years, Vance has been an active supporter for Trump on the campaign trail and ally on Capitol Hill.Vance, who has helped raise millions for the Trump campaign, joined the former president at a private fundraiser and lunch discussion in Indian Hill in May.The fundraiser was hosted at the home of Peggy and Gary Johns.The Johns are big supporters of Vance. They held a fundraiser for him in Indian Hill in 2022 during his run for Senate.Ohio politicians quickly released statements following the VP nomination. See their reactions here.Vance was also at the presidential debate last month, helping the former president in the spin room.Vance, a Middletown, Ohio native, is a father of three with his wife Usha and a Marine veteran.See Usha's full speech from the RNC below
CINCINNATI — Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has been selected as Donald Trump's 2024 running mate in the presidential election.
The Republican nominee announced Vance as his running mate via his Truth Social account.
"After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio," Trump said in a post to Truth Social.
The pick was then made official on the Republican National Convention floor.
Click below to see latest coverage from the RNC:
Watch Vance's full speech from the RNC below
The 39-year-old venture capitalist and 바카라 게임 웹사이트Hillbilly Elegy바카라 게임 웹사이트 author turned politician quickly rose in the ranks this past year to the shortlist of picks to be Trump's running mate.
Vance recently entered the political scene, beating out former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022.
Vance was sworn in in January 2023, becoming the first U.S. Senator from Ohio to hold office without any previous government experience since John Glenn.
During his time in office, Vance gained attention for his response and work with residents and local government in East Palestine following the toxic train derailment.
Vance was once an outspoken Trump critic, but when Donald Trump Jr. reached out to him about his book, a friendship on both sides started.
Vance met Trump in 2021 and in April 2022, Trump endorsed Vance in the Ohio U.S. Senate race.
In the past two years, Vance has been an active supporter for Trump on the campaign trail and ally on Capitol Hill.
Vance, who has helped raise millions for the Trump campaign, joined the former president at a private fundraiser and lunch discussion in Indian Hill in May.
The fundraiser was hosted at the home of Peggy and Gary Johns.
The Johns are big supporters of Vance. They held a fundraiser for him in Indian Hill in 2022 during his run for Senate.
Ohio politicians quickly released statements following the VP nomination. See their reactions here.
Vance was also at the presidential debate last month, helping the former president in the spin room.
Vance, a Middletown, Ohio native, is a father of three with his wife Usha and a Marine veteran.
See Usha's full speech from the RNC below