COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It was March 2022 and Senate candidate JD Vance was standing under hot lights in a Cleveland television studio debating four fellow Republicans on whether the U.S. should support a no-fly zone over Ukraine, not a month into its grinding war with Russia. “Absolutely not,” Vance said. “I’m in the minority […]
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Trump’s VP Parade Nears Its End, With Vance, Burgum and Rubio in Front
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s process of choosing a running mate has entered its final stages in a frenzied and increasingly theatrical fashion as he privately narrows his focus to a set of top contenders. At the same time, he is encouraging his team to fuel speculation about other candidates — and about the […]
Vance floats crypto plan
Sen. J.D. Vance, a top contender to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, is gearing up to enter Capitol Hill’s cryptocurrency scramble. The Ohio Republican has started circulating draft legislation that would revamp how the U.S. regulates digital assets, according to five people granted anonymity to discuss private conversations with Vance’s staff. They said […]
As Trump eyes VP hopefuls, JD Vance is the MAGA king in the Senate
WASHINGTON — JD Vance has been in the Senate for less than two years. But in that short time, he has already separated himself as the most consistently MAGA-aligned of the three GOP senators on former President Donald Trump‘s shortlist for a running mate. Vance, an Ohio Republican, has distinguished himself as a harsh critic […]
Trump is focused on Doug Burgum, JD Vance and Marco Rubio as his VP search enters the home stretch
As former President Donald Trump zeroes in on a vice presidential running mate, two top finalists are emerging: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. In interviews with NBC News, more than a dozen sources wired into the process described an intensifying debate over the strengths and weaknesses each candidate would […]
JD Vance ‘disrespecting the dead’ with bump stock remarks, Nevada senator says
Political ripples from the supreme court’s decision to overturn a Trump White House-era ban on sales of “bump stocks” – a spring-loaded stock that uses recoil to in effect turn a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun – continued to radiate on Monday when Jacky Rosen took exception to comments on the issue made by […]
Senator JD Vance calls for judge to resign after Julian Wood’s death: I-Team
Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance reportedly moves to next step in Trump VP vetting process
Jun. 7—U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is among several people being considered as running mates by former President Donald Trump, according to a report by ABC News Trump is the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee in the race for president and is expected to face Democratic Party presumptive nominees President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala […]
Sen. J.D. Vance Says The U.S. ‘Could Learn From’ Viktor Orbán’s Policies
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), a top contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 election, on Sunday said the U.S. “could learn from” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán when it comes to addressing what he describes as U.S. universities’ left-wing bias. In an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Vance argued that American […]
J.D. Vance Claims He’ll Accept The 2024 Election Results On 1 Condition
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he will accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential race “if it’s a free and fair election” regardless of whether his preferred candidate wins. The Ohio Republican, who is an ally of Donald Trump and reportedly one of his vice-presidential contenders, told CNN’s “State of the Union” that […]
GOP Sen. JD Vance says he will accept results if the election is ‘free and fair’
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, a potential vice presidential contender, said Sunday that he would “totally plan” to accept the presidential election results — if the election is “free and fair.” His comments echo those of a slew of possible running mates for former President Donald Trump, who have hedged about whether they would accept the […]
Top Trump allies J.D. Vance, Lindsey Graham say they will accept 2024 election results
Sens. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that they will accept the results of the 2024 presidential election provided it’s a fair contest – a commitment that several other top Republicans have refused to make. Vance said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he plans to accept the results in 2024, […]