GOP presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump, as the Republican National Convention was getting under way on Monday, announced U.S. Sen. JD Vance as his 2024 running mate.
This from wndnewscenter.org.
Vance of Ohio has been a vocal ally of Trump, and at 39, would be one of the youngest vice presidents ever.
Vance long had been considered a top option for Trump, and the choice was announced only days after Trump escaped an assassin’s bullet during a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.
Vance, over the weekend, blamed Democrats for the rhetoric, the atmosphere, and the political weaponization that Democrats have brought against Trump and resulted in the shooting.
The senator explained on social media:
The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist…