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| A quick guide to JD Vance | A quick guide to JD Vance |
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| JD Vance | JD Vance |
| JD Vance was best known as a chart-topping author a few years ago. Now he’s a Republican senator, Donald Trump’s running mate and possibly the next US vice-president. Here’s all you need to know about him. | JD Vance was best known as a chart-topping author a few years ago. Now he’s a Republican senator, Donald Trump’s running mate and possibly the next US vice-president. Here’s all you need to know about him. |
| A memoir about his difficult upbringing made him famous | A memoir about his difficult upbringing made him famous |
| Hillbilly Elegy drew on Vance’s childhood in Ohio and Kentucky, shining a light on the problems facing poor, white communities. | Hillbilly Elegy drew on Vance’s childhood in Ohio and Kentucky, shining a light on the problems facing poor, white communities. |
| “From low social mobility to poverty to divorce and drug addiction, my home is a hub of misery,” he wrote. | “From low social mobility to poverty to divorce and drug addiction, my home is a hub of misery,” he wrote. |
| It was published in the summer of 2016 and held up as a way of explaining Trump’s election victory, propelled by white, working-class support. The book became a bestseller. | It was published in the summer of 2016 and held up as a way of explaining Trump’s election victory, propelled by white, working-class support. The book became a bestseller. |
| He was once very critical of Trump but changed his views | He was once very critical of Trump but changed his views |
| “My god, what an idiot” and “I find him reprehensible” are two Vance quotes from 2016 that resurfaced in July when Trump was narrowing his search for a running mate. | “My god, what an idiot” and “I find him reprehensible” are two Vance quotes from 2016 that resurfaced in July when Trump was narrowing his search for a running mate. |
| But he always identified with Trump’s disdain for elites and became one of his most steadfast allies when he ran for the US Senate in Ohio a few years later. | But he always identified with Trump’s disdain for elites and became one of his most steadfast allies when he ran for the US Senate in Ohio a few years later. |
| And his old criticisms did no harm, it seemed, as he was unveiled as Trump’s choice of vice-president. | And his old criticisms did no harm, it seemed, as he was unveiled as Trump’s choice of vice-president. |
| He was picked because he could energise Trump’s base | He was picked because he could energise Trump’s base |
| Vance has been used a lot on mainstream media to faithfully push the Trump message. | Vance has been used a lot on mainstream media to faithfully push the Trump message. |
| And his Midwestern roots equip him to rally supporters in some of the key swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. | And his Midwestern roots equip him to rally supporters in some of the key swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. |
| He is very outspoken about global outsourcing of US jobs | He is very outspoken about global outsourcing of US jobs |
| In his speeches, Vance focuses a lot on immigration and trade, especially protecting American workers. | In his speeches, Vance focuses a lot on immigration and trade, especially protecting American workers. |
| China is frequently attacked as a country responsible for the closing of factories on US soil. He calls it the biggest threat to the US. | China is frequently attacked as a country responsible for the closing of factories on US soil. He calls it the biggest threat to the US. |
| His speech at the Republican convention drew on his personal story | His speech at the Republican convention drew on his personal story |
| He grew up, he said, in “a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America’s ruling class in Washington”. | He grew up, he said, in “a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America’s ruling class in Washington”. |
| He linked the decline of Rust Belt towns like his to trade deals supported by Democrats that he said sent jobs to Mexico and China. | He linked the decline of Rust Belt towns like his to trade deals supported by Democrats that he said sent jobs to Mexico and China. |
| His comments about Democrats who don’t have children caused a storm | His comments about Democrats who don’t have children caused a storm |
| In 2021 he said the country was run "by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives”. | In 2021 he said the country was run "by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives”. |
| Actor Jennifer Aniston, who has spoken publicly about her struggles to have children, joined a backlash against him but the father-of-three said he was merely being sarcastic. | Actor Jennifer Aniston, who has spoken publicly about her struggles to have children, joined a backlash against him but the father-of-three said he was merely being sarcastic. |
| He has also been on the defensive over baseless claims he made about Haitian migrants eating pets. | He has also been on the defensive over baseless claims he made about Haitian migrants eating pets. |
| Vance would be a very young vice-president | Vance would be a very young vice-president |
| The 40-year-old would be the third youngest number two in history if Trump wins - the youngest was a Democrat called John Breckinridge aged 36 at his inauguration in the 19th Century. | The 40-year-old would be the third youngest number two in history if Trump wins - the youngest was a Democrat called John Breckinridge aged 36 at his inauguration in the 19th Century. |
| He joined the Marine Corps after leaving school | He joined the Marine Corps after leaving school |
| Vance served for four years, including a stint in Iraq as a press officer which included documenting what was happening on the frontlines. | Vance served for four years, including a stint in Iraq as a press officer which included documenting what was happening on the frontlines. |
| He later went to Ohio State University, Yale Law School and to a job as a venture capitalist in California. | He later went to Ohio State University, Yale Law School and to a job as a venture capitalist in California. |
| His biggest moment in national spotlight was probably the vice-presidential debate | |
| Two Midwesterners came face to face in New York City when Vance took on Democratic candidate Tim Walz. | |
| Vance was assured and fluent, and his key message was to ask why Kamala Harris had not delivered any of her 2024 election promises while being in office. | |
| But he was not so comfortable when asked if Trump lost the last presidential election, refusing to give a direct answer. | |
| Who else is in the running? | Who else is in the running? |
| Tim Walz: Harris's pick for vice-president | Tim Walz: Harris's pick for vice-president |
| Donald Trump: A quick guide to the Republican candidate | Donald Trump: A quick guide to the Republican candidate |
| Kamala Harris: A quick guide to the Democratic candidate | Kamala Harris: A quick guide to the Democratic candidate |