JD Vance

Former US marine and author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' once described ex-president as an 'idiot'

Mr Vance, 39, is a former "never Trump" Republican, venture capitalist and author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

Former 'never Trumper' once called ex-president a 'terrible candidate' and asked if he was 'America's Hitler'

Vance has been a senator for less than two years but has established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump's 'Make America Great Again' agenda.

The 39-year-old Ivy League graduate and Hillbilly Elegy author rose to prominence as a Trump critic, but has since become a self-styled MAGA warrior.

Vance, once an outspoken Trump critic, believes the former US president is the 'best president' of his lifetime.

The following is a statement from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on the choice of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as President Trump's running mate:

The first-term senator from Ohio has also taken particular aim at prominent Democrats who do not have children, arguing that political leaders should have a ...

Former President Donald Trump has officially announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate for the 2024 election.

Despite having been a senator for fewer than two years, JD Vance could land one of the top jobs in US politics running alongside Donald Trump in November's ...

The Republican nominee could have picked a woman or person of colour but opted for what looks like an unapologetic play for even more white male support.

What do you guys think: Does Vance portend a future for the party that is less radical or more radical than under Trump? Opinions on ...

US Sen. JD Vance, a venture capitalist and the author of the best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” was elected to the Senate in 2022.

In 2016, when Donald Trump picked Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, it was widely viewed as an effort to court evangelical Christian voters ...

We are both Appalachians, with eerily similar working-class backgrounds which JD Vance wrote about in his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy.

Mr Vance, 39, is a former "never Trump" Republican, venture capitalist and author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

The junior senator from Ohio shot to fame writing about his hard upbringing and morphed from a 'never-Trumper' into a Maga champion.

As Trump's vice presidential pick, Vance's foreign policy views could prove similarly influential if the former president is re-elected in November. So, what ...

Former US president Donald Trump on Monday (15 July) picked controversial Republican Senator JD Vance, who has openly spoken out in favour of isolationist ...

It suggests Trump knows this election will be won and lost in a handful of midwest battleground states.

Mr Vance - who once described Mr Trump as an "idiot" and "America's Hitler" - made the comments about the UK at the National Conservatism conference last ...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner says she does not recognise Donald Trump running mate's 'characterisation' of Britain.

New Labour government figures had made overtures to Donald Trump's running mate — and have rejected his suggestion.

Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance described the Labour Party as presiding over 'the first truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon'

Vance backs full support for Israel in Gaza, but wants caution with Iran, focus on China and less support for Ukraine.

From Brussels to Berlin to Budapest, Trump's VP pick hasn't been shy about offering his thoughts.

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Welcome back to US Election Countdown. It's only Tuesday and it's already been quite the week in US politics. On the (very full) docket today: Trump's VP pick.

JD Vance, in line with Donald Trump, is likely to focus on the threat posed by China and countering Iran.

For weeks Americans had been wondering who former President Donald Trump would select as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, and on Monday ...

Vice-presidential pick has said he would have blocked certification of 2020 results in key states won by Biden.

'Israel is a country and a nation that doesn't hate its own fucking people'