Trump’s choice will likely become the immediate front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination four years from now if Trump were to win a second term.
On social media site Truth Social Network, the former president announced Ohio Senator JD Vance will be his running mate in October.After rising to national prominence following the release of his bestselling memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' Vance has held office of Ohio Senator for less that two years.
The former venture capitalist established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, especially when it comes to foreign policy, trade and immigration. Despite his early criticism of Trump, Vance has become personally close with the former president and his son Donald Trump Jr, who has talked up the senator.But Vance faced criticism in the wake of an assassination attempt on Trump on Saturday for a post on X that suggested President Joe Biden was to blame for the violence.
“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Vance wrote. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”Vance will be under immense pressure from Trump and his allies to show loyalty at all times.
Trump turned on his first vice president, Mike Pence, after Pence rebuffed his boss’ efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, based on false theories promoted by the then-president after his loss to Biden.On Saturday, Trump's choice looked to hold more gravity than before after a bullet tore through his ear after a gunman opened fire during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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