Ohio Sen. JD Vance has been selected by former President Trump to be his vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket for the November general election.
MILWAUKEE - With an eye toward the future of a Republican Party dominated by former President Trump and his legions of MAGA supporters, Trump has named 39-year-old Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on the GOP'S 2024 national ticket.
After high school graduation, Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War. He later graduated from Ohio State University and then earned a law degree at Yale University. Vance, who lives in Cincinnati, moved to San Francisco after law school and worked as a principal in a venture capital firm owned by billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who later became a major financial supporter of Vance's successful 2020 campaign for the Senate.
The elder Trump has also appeared to build a friendship with Vance. The former president likened Vance to 'a young Abraham Lincoln' while speaking with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade last week following a report that said he found facial hair like Vance's to be distasteful. 'No. I've never heard that one,' Trump said when asked about the report, which suggested Vance's facial hair could potentially hinder his selection as his running mate.
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