MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his pick for vice president on Truth Social Monday, the first day of the Republican National Convention.
“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 Truth Social post.
Vance rose to fame in 2016 when he published his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” At the time, Vance openly criticized the former president, suggesting Trump could be “America’s Hitler.”
Since his successful bid for U.S. Senate in 2022, Vance has become a staunch supporter of Trump on Capitol Hill.
Vance is expected to make an appearance at the beginning of the vice presidential nomination process, which is expected to start at 3:37 p.m. CDT.
This story was updated at 3:21 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 15.
Anna Kleiber is a former state news editor and arts editor for The Daily Cardinal. She has written in-depth on elections, legislative maps and campus news. Anna will spend the summer as the 2025 Sharon Stark political reporting intern with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has previously interned with WisPolitics and Madison Magazine. Follow her on X @annakleiber03.
