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Robert Tait in Washington

Potential VP pick says he was vetted on questions that would disqualify Trump

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JD Vance at a rally in Medina, Ohio, on 21 October 2022. Photograph: Aaron Josefczyk/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

JD Vance, a rightwing senator vying to be Donald Trump’s running mate, has inadvertently revealed that as part of his vetting for the role, he was asked questions that might disqualify Trump himself.

Talking to Fox & Friends, the Republican senator for Ohio told co-host Steve Doocy that his team had been asked “for a number of things” as part of a traditional background check for the vice-president role, adding that “a number of people have been asked to submit this and that”.

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