Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, US Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November.
Donald Trump 's vice presidential running mate, US Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November.
"But it was also a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America's ruling class in Washington." Mr Vance described his grandmother,"Mamaw," who raised him as his mother struggled with addiction - and acknowledged his mother, Beverly, who was on hand to watch him speak. Mr Vance's prime-time debut, less than two years after assuming his first public office, capped a meteoric rise that coincided with his transformation. He is one of several high-profile republicans, such as US senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, whose reversal from critic to loyalist has underscored Mr Trump's takeover of the party.
Democrats have already gone on offence against Mr Vance, highlighting his strict anti-abortion views and arguing that he will advance an extreme, far-right agenda in office. Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was released from prison earlier in the day after serving four months for contempt of Congress, received a huge ovation as he took the stage. Mr Navarro, who was convicted for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the committee investigating the 6 January 2021, attack at the US Capitol by Trump supporters, said he, like Mr Trump, was a victim of Mr Biden's"Department of Injustice.
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