J.D. Vance loves Donald J. Trump. But that hasn’t always been the case.
The Ohio senator—and Trump’s new VP pick—has been a stalwart defender of the presumptive presidential nominee, helping to downplay the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and praising his populist approach to politics. At least he has been recently. When Trump was running for president, the message was very, very different.
By deleting old tweets and flip-flopping on policy, the Ohioan has transformed himself from “never-Trumper” to good ol’ MAGA boy.
