In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments. But others feel lingering embarrassment over how he portrayed Middletown in his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy” or trepidation about Donald Trump's second White House term, or both.
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City leaders eventually came to the kind of compromise that was either maddeningly bureaucratic or elegantly impartial, depending on one’s perspective, but also the kind that has become increasingly rare in the bitter politics of the current moment. They would “recognize” Vance’s important achievement, but be careful not to “celebrate” it — out of respect for residents’ varying opinions and the nonpartisan council’s goal of political neutrality.
The Middletown City School District raised well over the $140,000 needed to underwrite the full cost of the trip for band members, color guard and cheerleaders attending, said spokesperson Dan Wohler. He said enough was left over to buy a banner for the parade, T-shirts and other souvenirs. From residents’ standpoint, he said sentiments on Vance’s election are mixed. Turnout in Middletown ran nearly 9 percentage points behind that of Butler County, where it’s situated, according to state figures. Trump and Vance won almost 62% of the vote in city precincts.
“My ancestors who are buried in that cemetery fought tirelessly for the American ideals we will be entrusted to uphold,” he said in a statement about the visit. “It’s both an honor and a privilege that someone with my upbringing can go on to become the Vice President of the United States.”
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