Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump appears with vice presidential candidate JD Vance, R-Ohio, during the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Sen. J.D. Vance became the vice presidential nominee to run alongside former President Donald Trump. At 39 years old, the Ohio senator is the first millennial on a major ticket.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump appears with vice presidential candidate JD Vance, R-Ohio, during the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
In the past, Vance was not always a supporter of Trump, once calling him “America’s Hitler,” saying he was a never-Trumper, even calling him a “total fraud.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend the first day of the Republican National Convention, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Vance is now one of the staunchest supporters and backers of Donald Trump, and he’s made a 180-degree turn in the Senate, pushing bills that criminalize gender-affirming care, going against all affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, publicly supporting a 15-week abortion ban, and, among many other things, promoting the replacement theory.
White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.
