Donald Trump Picks J.D. Vance As Running Mate

Former President Donald Trump has picked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice presidential running mate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

“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 wrote on his Truth Social website Monday.

Vance has been one of Trump’s most aggressive defenders in Congress, attending Trump’s hush money trial, vowing to block President Joe Biden’s nominees over the supposed “lawfare” against Trump and delivering a steady stream of obsequious pro-Trump statements.

“I actually think Trump is a much better model of statesman,” Vance told Breitbart News in June, contrasting Trump with more traditional-sounding leaders. “He’s tough. He’s funny. He sometimes says things unfiltered. But when it comes to actual decision-making, he’s much more careful and cautious than any person currently representing the country.”

Before he became a politician, Vance spoke out against Trump.

The former Marine and Yale Law School grad rose to fame as a writer in 2016. His bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” made him a popular commentator that year on the supposed failings of rural American culture and the rise of Trumpism.

Talking to the media about his book, Vance frequently criticized Trump as offering a false solution to America’s problems. He even said he would consider voting for Hillary Clinton because he couldn’t “stomach” Trump.

“I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place,” Vance told NPR in 2016.

It was a prescient remark.

After sowing doubts about the