Former President Donald Trump is tapping one of his most ardent defenders in the Senate to be his running mate.
J.D. Vance, the Ohio Republican who was sworn in to the Senate at the beginning of last year, was announced as Trump’s pick for vice president Monday afternoon after the Republican National Convention officially began.
“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 post on his social media platform Truth Social.
