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US Elections 2024: Donald Trump has become the official candidate of the Republican Party for the post of President of the United States after receiving a sufficient number of delegates' votes at the Republican National Convention in the United States. In this way, Trump will contest the US presidential election for the third time. Trump won in 2016 and lost to Joe Biden in 2020. Now he will face Joe Biden again in November. With this, former US President Donald Trump has announced the name of the Republican Party's vice-presidential candidate. For this post, he has chosen Republican Senator JD Vance from Ohio. JD Vance has also been a critic of Trump, but later became an ally and has been campaigning with him for a long time.
What did Trump say?
Trump said, “After much deliberation and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the most qualified person to serve as Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio.” The former president praised Vance's accomplishments, noting his resume states that he served in the Marine Corps and earned a degree from Yale Law School, where he was editor of the Law Journal and president of the Yale Law Veterans Association. He also wrote the best-selling book Hillbilly Elegy, which has been made into a movie.
Who is JD Vance?
Born on August 2, 1984, in Middletown, Ohio, Vance was raised by his grandparents. He first served in the Iraq War before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and enrolling at Ohio State University. He then graduated from Yale Law School.
He then gained fame with his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” which became a bestseller. His book recounts his upbringing in Middletown, Ohio, and the cultural and economic challenges faced by the white working class in the Rust Belt region.
Vance began his political career by winning the Republican nomination in Ohio in 2021. He defeated Democratic candidate Tim Ryan in the general election and was sworn into office in January 2023. Before entering politics, he worked as a venture capitalist in the tech industry. JD Vance also has ties to India. His wife Usha Vance is an American citizen of Indian origin.