Republican U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, one of Donald Trump's reported top picks for his vice presidential slot in his political campaign, is the subject of a rumor mill after "three black trucks with US government plates" arrived at his house, according to a news report.
Shawna Mizelle, 2024 political campaign reporter for CBS News, reported on Sunday that Vance was in his yard "when three black trucks with US government plates arrived."
"The Senator has been floated as one of Trump's VP picks and has had increased presence of law enforcement officers since the shooting," the reporter wrote on social media.
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Another social media user, Mark Niehaus earlier reported a similar event.
"Bunch of official, secret service-looking vehicles + two cop cars parked outside JD Vance’s house this afternoon," he wrote Sunday, saying he saw the vehicles for himself. "He’s been told he’s VP already for sure," he speculated.
Henry J. Gomez, senior national political reporter for NBC, addressed the Niehaus report.
"A spox for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tells me this is state law enforcement that he approved Saturday at 6:40 pm," the reporter wrote on Sunday. "A source familiar says it’s NOT Secret Service, not related to veepstakes and that the presence is strictly precautionary after yesterday."
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