MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump has chosen Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate, selecting a rising star in the Republican Party and previously outspoken Trump critic who in recent years has closely aligned himself with the former president.
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The GOP ticket was official later in the day when Republicans officially nominated Trump and Vance at the start of their four-day national convention here. Vance walked onto the convention floor with his wife, Usha Vance, by his side. The crowd chanted “J.D.!”
If elected in November, Vance, 39, would be one of the youngest vice presidents in history. He is a relative political newcomer, winning his Senate seat in 2022 after rising to prominence as an author who wrote a best-selling memoir. His selection adds a staunch defender of Trump’s movement to the ticket and, some Republican observers said, it could help Trump solidify his base of White working-class voters, particularly in the Upper Midwest.
Trump’s choice for a running mate was among the most closely watched decisions of his campaign and has taken on new significance in the wake of an attempted assassination against Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler, Pa.
