Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance speaks during former U.S. president Donald Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Sept. 17, 2022.
On Monday, former U.S. president Donald Trump picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his Republican vice-presidential running mate.Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance speaks during former U.S. president Donald Trump's rally in Youngstown, Ohio, in September 2022. Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance, a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio, as his running mate on Monday, elevating a politician who once criticized the former president in acid terms but has since become one of his most stalwart defenders.
The former president, 78, survived an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday by a gunman whose motive remains unknown. At 39, Vance will represent a younger generation in an election that features Trump and President Joe Biden, 81, bringing a counterweight to the Democratic ticket that also includes Vice-President Kamala Harris, 59.
Vance himself was harshly critical of Trump before and after the latter's 2016 election win against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, calling him an "idiot" and "America's Hitler," among other epithets. Vance has also echoed Trump's criticisms of how the Justice Department has prosecuted Jan. 6 rioters, accusing the department of disregarding due process.
On the campaign trail, the former venture capitalist has also served as a bridge between Trump associates and wealthy Silicon Valley donors, many of whom have opened their wallets to Trump this election.
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