Donald Trump has picked JD Vance to serve as his vice president.
The selection of James David Vance, author of the bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” could increase the odds of Trump supporters turning out for the Nov. 5 election as the Ohio native is deeply popular with the Republican candidate’s base.
Some in the media claim:
A staunch conservative from a Republican state, Vance is unlikely to bring many new voters into Trump’s corner, however, and may even alienate some moderates. Some Trump supporters had pushed him to select a woman or person of color as his No. 2 to expand a coalition that skews toward white men.
Picking a woman or a person of color just because of their gender or race is not what we stand for – we stand for meritocracy.
What do you think?
This is Donald Trump’s statement:
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. J.D. honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and is a Yale Law School Graduate, where he was Editor of The Yale Law Journal and President of the Yale Law Veterans Association.
J.D.’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” became a Major Best Seller and Movie as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country. J.D. has had a very successful business career in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for: the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond….
JD Vance spotted leaving his home in a motorcade
Is he going to be Vice President?
If so, he would be a strong deterrent against the Deep State trying to remove Trump
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J.D Vance self-described as a “Never-Trumper” as recently as 2019. I hope he isn’t Pence 2.0.
ABOUT DANG TIME. COULDN’T HAVE PICKED A BETTER MAN THAN J.D. VANCE. BRAVO SIR, KEEP UP THE SKEER !!!
Sad!
Yeah I guess he coulda picked Hillary as vp.
What BS! I support the ticket and will continue to do so just like I supported in 2020. I’m sad because Vance is from DC. I’m cautious because originally JD Vance did not support Trump (2015). I’m just as cautious about Vance as I was about Pence; I thought Pence was a bad pick and I was correct. At this… Read more »