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US Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice-president candidate JD Vance (C) attends the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 15. (Image: AFP)
On the floor of the Republican convention, shortly after news of JD Vance’s selection broke, delegates celebrating the party’s ticket were writing the Ohio senator’s name onto Trump signs using markers
Once a harsh critic of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate and Ohio senator JD Vance will be further elevating the former president’s populist agenda.
“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 JD Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.