Trump's Running Mate: Lawyer and Author-Turned-MAGA Senator J.D. Vance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : MAGA2024!"Trump added that Vance has had "a very successful business career in Technology and Finance" and that now during the campaign, he will be "strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond ..."The Trump War Room then posted the first shot of the two men together on the ticket.
56% : "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. Vance of the Great State of Ohio," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post."As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand with our Troops, and will do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," Trump wrote.
49% : In an interview with Fox this year, Vance explained that he "was wrong" about Trump, saying that he didn't think he would be a good president but that "he was a great president" and "it's one of the reasons why I'm working so hard to make sure he gets a second term."
46% : But Trump accepted an invitation for the same dates from Fox for his VP pick to debate Harris.
43% : After Trump won the 2016 election, Democrats pointed to the book as a blueprint for understanding how and why a billionaire from Manhattan appealed to white, working-class voters.
41% : He also noted that he didn't vote for Trump in 2016.
30% : The right-leaning outlet reported that Trump has a deep aversion to facial hair and Vance's beard would be a no-go.
26% : Trump has spent weeks teasing the announcement, saying at one point his pick would attend the first presidential debate against President Joe Biden.
21% : Rubio and Burgum were reportedly contacted by Trump on Monday and told they weren't picked.
17% : "The quick response stands as an anomaly as Trump has historically not opted to protect many in his circle from criticism and rumors.
15% : In private messages, Vance once wondered whether Trump was "a cynical a--hole like Nixon" or "America's Hitler.
14% : Vance has said that if he were Trump's vice president in 2020 he would not have certified election results until states submitted slates of pro-Trump electors and has urged Trump to ignore what he called "illegitimate" Supreme Court rulings.
10% : "During a 2016 interview while promoting his book, Vance called himself a "Never Trump guy" and said that he "never liked" Trump.
8% : But Trump himself dispelled the rumors, telling Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade on his podcast that Vance "looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.
6% : Following the attempted assassination of Trump over the weekend during a rally in Pennsylvania, Vance was quick to lead the GOP charge holding Democrats and Biden at fault.
5% : The ads featured a screenshot from a 2016 tweet from Vance where he wrote, "My god what an idiot," referring to Trump.Other past tweets Vance liked that were dug up included one saying that Trump committed "serial sexual assault," calling him "one of USA's most hated, villainous, douchey celebs," and some since-removed tweets sharply criticizing Trump's response to a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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