Donald Trump has revealed that J.D. Vance will be his running mate in the 2024 Presidential Election. He made the announcement on Truth Social, Monday, as the Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee. He is expected to speak on the decision at some point during the event.
“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 the post on Truth Social. He added that Vance “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.”
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Vance currently serves as the junior United States senator from Ohio, a position he’s held since 2023. He was previously highly critical of the former president, once describing him as “America’s Hitler,” but changed his tune ahead of his senate race in 2022.
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Trump’s vice president pick comes after he survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. A bullet grazed his head while speaking at a campaign rally just milliseconds after he turned his face slightly to the right. “I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead,” Trump told the New York Post afterward. “I’m supposed to be dead. The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle.” Check out Trump’s full statement on his pick for vice president above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Donald Trump and the 2024 Presidential Election on HotNewHipHop.
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