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Former President Donald J. Trump chose the 39-year-old Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his vice-presidential nominee.
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A political newcomer and former Trump critic turned ally, Senator Vance is an ambitious ideologue who relishes the spotlight and has already shown he can energize donors.
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 Anna Moneymaker/ReutersDuring J.D. Vance's arrival at the Republican National Convention on Monday as Donald Trump's choice for vice-president, a moment came when he and his wife Usha looked at each other amidst the cheering delegates.
And as their eyes met, it was clear that although J.D. Vance has sold his soul by sucking up to Trump, his heart still belongs to her.
It was equally clear that Usha's heart was his. She looked completely happy to be there because he had arrived where he so desperately wanted to be.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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 Fox NewsDonald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, described to Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday how the former president broke the news that he had won the months-long vice presidential selection process.
"I hope I'm not betraying too many confidences here, but when the president called me today to actually formally offer me to become the vice presidential nominee—which just sounds crazy—my son, my 7-year-old son, was sort of making noise in the background. I was getting so embarrassed," Vance recalled.
"But then he actually has me put my 7-year-old son on the phone. You think about this. Everything that's happened, the guy just got shot at a couple of days ago, and he takes the time to talk to my 7-year-old. It's a moment I'll never forget."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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(First column, 16th story, link)
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