Trump Taps J.D. Vance As Vice Presidential Pick! (Jimmy Dore)

Donald Trump has made his choice for vice presidential running mate, and the nod goes to… Ohio’s 39-year-old junior senator J.D. Vance! Vance first rose to prominence as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a personal account of his upbringing in a poor, white, working-class family in rural Kentucky and Ohio, and his journey to escape poverty and achieve success. In 2022 he won his U.S. Senate seat in part thanks to Trump’s support — support he received despite once describing candidate Trump as “America’s Hitler.”

Jimmy discusses some of the pros and cons of J.D. Vance and commentary other prominent voices have shared about this selection.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 18, 2024.]