Trump Picks J.D. Vance as VP Candidate After Reality TV-Style Drama
Former President Donald Trump picked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate on Monday after bringing his veepstakes down to the wire ahead of the RNC in Milwaukee.
He’d built tension around the upcoming pick for his running mate through the day with the field being whittled down one by one in the hours before announcing on Truth Social he’d chosen the 39-year-old Vance.
“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,” he wrote. “J.D.’s book, ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ became a Major Best Seller and Movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country.”