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Ohio Senator And "Hillbilly Elegy" Author J.D. Vance Is Trump's Running Mate
Trump endorsed Vance, who was once an outspoken critic of the former president, during his 2021 Senate bid.
“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. 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. After sowing doubts about the 2020 election for months, Trump summoned his supporters to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, riled them up with an incendiary speech and then sent them to the Capitol, where they ransacked the building in a failed effort to stop Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
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