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Who is JD Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pick

Who is JD Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pick
TODD -- WLWT NEWS FIVE. YEAH, A BIG, BIG DAY HERE. AND SO OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES FOR YOU. NOW WE HAVE WLWT NEWS FIVE鈥橲 JOHN LONDON JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. JOHN. AND THIS HAS BEEN A LONG WAIT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING TO SEE WHO THE FORMER PRESIDENT鈥橲 RUNNING MATE WOULD BE. AND NOW WE KNOW. WE KNOW NOW. AND A 39. HE鈥橲 THE YOUNGEST OF THE THREE THAT WERE ON THE SHORT LIST THAT WERE BEING CONSIDERED. HE WILL TURN 40. UM, IN EARLY AUGUST IS WHEN HE WILL DO THAT AND HE鈥橲 MAGA THROUGH AND THROUGH. DESPITE BEING ANTI MAGA EIGHT YEARS AGO, AS TODD WAS POINTING OUT, HE NOW POSSESSES A MAGNETIC APPEAL REALLY TO THE TRUMP BASE. BURGUM IS SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE BROUGHT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND DEEP POCKETS TO THE CAMPAIGN. RUBIO WOULD HAVE BEEN REASSURING TO THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT, THE OLD LINE REPUBLICANS, AND WOULD HAVE HAD STRONG APPEAL TO HISPANIC MEN. BUT VANCE PROVIDES A KEY INGREDIENT FOR TRUMP FROM A POLITICAL STRATEGY POINT OF VIEW. HE鈥橲 RUSTBELT, A NATIVE OF MIDDLETOWN, AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER HILLBILLY ELEGY, CONSIDERED AN INSPIRING AMERICAN STORY BY SOME. CRITICIZED AS SELF-SERVING EXPLOITATION BY SOME OTHERS, HIS IS A REMARKABLE RISE. JUST TWO YEARS INTO HIS FIRST ELECTED OFFICE AS AN OHIO SENATOR, HE NOW WOULD BE A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENCY OF TRUMP, MANAGES TO WIN IN NOVEMBER. VANCE, OF COURSE, HAS DEMONSTRATED LOYALTY TO TRUMP, WHICH THE FORMER PRESIDENT PRIZES. HE MADE IT A POINT TO BE IN THE MANHATTAN COURTROOM DURING TRUMP鈥橲 RECENT TRIAL. HE WAS A KEY PART OF A LOCAL FUNDRAISER FOR HIM AND HAS MADE NO SECRET OF HIS DESIRE. HIS WILLINGNESS TO BE TRUMP鈥橲 RUNNING MATE, SAYING RECENTLY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED OR HE WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IF NOT SELECTED. SO JD VANCE IS THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE RUNNING HERE WITH DONALD TRUMP. AND AS I INDICATED, IT鈥橲 A FAST TRACK FOR HIM FROM WHERE HE WAS JUST A SHORT TIME AGO RUNNING FOR THE SENATE JUST TWO YEARS AGO. AND WE KNOW IT WAS TRUMP鈥橲 ENDORSEMENT THAT CATAPULTED HIM TO THAT SENATE SEAT. JOHN, WHAT ARE SOME KEY ELEMENTS THAT WE THINK THAT VANCE WILL BRING TO THIS TICKET, THIS CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT 100 DAYS OR SO? WELL, HE IS HE鈥橲 GOT A BIG APPEAL WITH THE TRUMP BASE. THERE鈥橲 NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. HE IS ALSO AN ATTACK DOG. SO YOU鈥橵E GOT AN ATTACK DOG AT THE TOP, AN ATTACK DOG IN THE NUMBER TWO SPOT. AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO HEAR FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT WHEN HE SPEAKS THURSDAY NIGHT AS TO WHAT KIND OF TONE HE SETS IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WITH VANCE AS HIS RUNNING MATE. IT鈥橲 POSSIBLE THAT TRUMP MIGHT STAY ABOVE THE FRAY IN A WAY AND LEAVE VANCE TO BE THE ONE TO BE MORE AS I SAY OF THE ATTACK DOG. WELL, LOOK. WE THOUGHT ESPECIALLY LAST NIGHT, OUR KAREN JOHNSON WAS OUTSIDE OF J.D. VANCE鈥橲 HOUSE OR NEARBY. WE KNEW THERE HAD BEEN LOTS OF SECURITY THERE. SO IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE THIS WAS WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE DON鈥橳 REALIZE IS WE HAVE NOT HAD EVER A VP PICK FROM OHIO. WE鈥橵E HAD RUNNING MATES, BUT THEY鈥橵E NEVER WON. IT WASN鈥橳 SINCE 1944 THAT WE HAD ONE. SO THIS IS HUGE FOR THE STATE OF OHIO. ALL RIGHT, JOHN LONDON, WE鈥橰E GOING TO BE TALKING WITH YOU A
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Who is JD Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pick
U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio was named by former President Donald Trump as his vice presidential running mate on Monday. Vance, a 39-year-old venture capitalist and 鈥淗illbilly Elegy鈥� 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.Video below: J.D. Vance introduced at RNCVance was 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. Video below: Democratic, Republican political analyst on JD Vance; 'Extra insurance policy' for TrumpIn 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.Related video below: There was increased security at Vance's home ahead of Trump's announcement.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.Vance was also at the presidential debate last month, helping the former president in the spin room, where he fielded questions regarding the discussion on Trump's running mate pick.Vance, a Middletown, Ohio native, is a father of three and a Marine veteran. Video below: More about JD Vance

U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio was named by former President Donald Trump as his vice presidential running mate on Monday.

Vance, a 39-year-old venture capitalist and 鈥淗illbilly Elegy鈥� author turned politician, quickly rose in the ranks this past year to the shortlist of picks to be Trump's running mate.

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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.

Video below: J.D. Vance introduced at RNC

Vance was 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.

Video below: Democratic, Republican political analyst on JD Vance; 'Extra insurance policy' for Trump

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.

Related video below: There was increased security at Vance's home ahead of Trump's announcement.

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.

Vance was also at the presidential debate last month, helping the former president in the spin room, where he fielded questions regarding the discussion on Trump's running mate pick.

Vance, a Middletown, Ohio native, is a father of three and a Marine veteran.

Video below: More about JD Vance