{"id":2295525,"date":"2024-07-15T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:05:21","slug":"trump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Names J.D. Vance As His 2024 Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>.\u2064 Trump made the announcement on \u200cTruth Social, praising Vance&#8217;s achievements in the military, education, and\u200c business. Vance, \u2062who\u200c defeated Tim Ryan \u200cin the 2022 election with Trump&#8217;s endorsement, is seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-samantha-bee-tells-republicans-to-stop-transphobic-bills-and-mind-their-own-fing-business\/\" title=\"WATCH: Samantha Bee Tells Republicans To \u2018Stop Transphobic\u2019 Bills And \u2018Mind Their Own F***ing Business\u2019\">strong contender<\/a> to secure Ohio&#8217;s electoral\u200c votes. Other candidates considered for \u2062the \u2062role included Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum. The announcement comes shortly after Trump survived\u200c an\u200d assassination attempt at a \u2062campaign rally.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gageskidmore\/53069463808>  Gage Skidmore\/ Flickr <\/a> \/<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>        <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump Names J.D. 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Vance As His 2024 Running Mate&#038;body=Former President Donald Trump announced Monday that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate for the 2024 presidential election.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-names-j-d-vance-as-his-2024-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump announced Monday that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 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,\u201d Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112792061935980928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-810581de01e8940a738cb0d0601ba089 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-810581de01e8940a738cb0d0601ba089\"><\/div>\n<p>In the post, Trump lists some of Vance\u2019s achievements, including the senator\u2019s time in the Marine Corps, his educational background from Ohio State University and Yale Law School, as well as how Vance\u2019s book <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em> \u201cbecame a Major Best Seller and Movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJ.D. has had a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">successful business career<\/a> in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond,\u201d Trump wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Vance defeated then-Democratic Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-newest-political-crush-is-privileged-harvard-grad-who-pointed-gun-at-unarmed-black-man\/\" title=\"Democrats\u2019 Newest Political Crush Is \u2018Privileged\u2019 Harvard Grad Who Pointed Gun at Unarmed Black Man\">2022 election cycle<\/a> after, as my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/05\/05\/why-the-attacks-on-j-d-vance-were-never-going-to-stick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tristan Justice reported<\/a>, receiving an \u201c11th-hour endorsement\u201d from Trump that April. The endorsement helped bump Vance\u2019s spot in the Republican primary \u201cfrom a distant third\u201d to first, Justice reported, citing RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio is traditionally a bellwether state with no president carrying the Electoral College since 1960 without winning Ohio, though Trump notably lost the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/electoral-college\/2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electoral College<\/a> in 2020 despite winning the state for a second time.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b1e7da0da3d9f7d729cbc8cba207601f fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b1e7da0da3d9f7d729cbc8cba207601f\"><\/div>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/04\/why-j-d-vance-is-trumps-ideal-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a> for The Federalist, Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk argued in favor of choosing Vance as Trump\u2019s running mate, saying he is the \u201csingle best brain in the entire U.S. Congress for grasping what must be done to complete the Trump realignment on the border, on foreign policy, and on draining the swamp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVance brings other bonuses,\u201d Kirk continued. \u201cHe is the VP contender with the closest ties to the state that right now seems to have the best odds of deciding the election. \u2026 The rural voters of Pennsylvania are much like the rural voters of Ohio who elected Vance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates who were considered for the role of running mate included Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement comes just two days after he survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-53f0d985deb91e9f2510c56fc84b881a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-53f0d985deb91e9f2510c56fc84b881a\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-464da26332321a88d223b54aefec7b50 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-464da26332321a88d223b54aefec7b50\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Brianna Lyman<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briannalyman2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@briannalyman2<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/briannalyman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2022-election\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2022 election<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024-presidential-election\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/assassination-attempt\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">assassination attempt<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Doug Burgum<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elections\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/j-d-vance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">J.D. 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Vance will be his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Trump praised Vance&#8217;s achievements, including his military service, education, and successful business career. Vance&#8217;s victory in the 2022 election cycle was attributed to Trump&#8217;s endorsement. Ohio is a crucial state in presidential elections, and Vance is seen as a strong contender to help secure victory. Other candidates considered for the role included Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum. Trump&#8217;s announcement came shortly after surviving an assassination attempt at a campaign rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2295526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53069463808_8b90113652_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,35138,3634],"class_list":["post-2295525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-j-d-vance","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/53069463808_8b90113652_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}