Who is JD Vance? Donald Trump picks his vice president
JD Vance is Donald Trump's vice presidential pick on the Republican ticket, but there's a tumultuous history between the two. So what does JD bring to the race for the White House? This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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00:00I think most people were voting for
00:01Donald Trump or for Kamala Harris.
00:02Donald Trump delivered rising wages
00:04and a secure border.
00:05Kamala Harris has delivered an open
00:07border.
00:08J.D. Vance is Donald Trump's vice
00:10presidential pick on the Republican
00:11ticket.
00:12But there's a tumultuous history
00:14between the two.
00:15Vance is a 40 year old U.S.
00:17senator from Ohio and first
00:19gained national recognition as
00:21the author of bestselling memoir
00:23Hillbilly Elegy, which became
00:25a Hollywood movie.
00:26You've got to decide you want
00:29to be somebody.
00:30Don't make us your excuse, J.D.
00:33Before his political career, Vance
00:36served in the U.S.
00:37Marine Corps and worked as a venture
00:39capitalist.
00:40He rose to prominence in political
00:42circles as a Never Trumper,
00:44equating then President Trump to
00:46America's Hitler.
00:47Never Trump guy.
00:49I never liked him.
00:50During Trump's presidency, Vance
00:52changed his tune and then called
00:54him the best president of his
00:56lifetime in 2022.
00:58Vance is known as a strong advocate
01:01for revitalising America's
01:02manufacturing sector and tackling
01:04the opioid crisis,
01:06issues that resonate deeply
01:09with middle class voters.
01:10J.D. Vance from Ohio
01:12really speaks to what voters in
01:14those states are looking for
01:16and their concerns, concerns about
01:18the economy, concerns about
01:20inflation and about jobs as well.
01:23Now, Vance faces the challenge
01:25of convincing American voters
01:27that he and Trump are the right
01:29choice for the country's future.