Trump selects James David Vance as his vice presidential candidate
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, USA- This Monday, the Republican Party formalized, during his National Convention in Milwaukeethe nomination of the former president of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) as its candidate for the presidential elections next November.
Trump was crowned by party delegates to be the Republican candidate in the November 5 election, in which he will likely face the current president, Democrat Joe Biden.
The nearly 2,400 delegates representing the country’s various states and territories cast their votes en masse for Trump.
When Eric Trump, the former president’s son, announced the delivery of Florida’s votes for his father, the number necessary to formalize the nomination was reached and a standing ovation broke out to the sound of the song from ‘Celebration’by Kool & the Gang and Pat Boone.
James David Vance for Vice President
Republicans nominated their vice presidential candidate, the senator from Ohio James David Vancewhose name was revealed today by Trump on the social network Truth.
Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance, a 39-year-old who is also a politician, businessman and writer, as his vice presidential candidate.
After several weeks of uncertainty, Trump announced his choice on the Truth Social network during the first day of the Republican Convention, which is taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The former Republican president said that after “long deliberation and reflection, and considering the tremendous talents of many others,” he has decided that Vance is “the most appropriate person to assume the role.”
During the campaign, he said, he will focus strongly on the people for whom he fought so brilliantly, the American workers and farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and far beyond.”
As vice president, he added, he will “continue to fight” for the Constitution, support the troops and do everything he can to help “make America great again.”
Trump recalled to Truth Social that Vance served in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and also from Yale Law School, where he was editor of The Yale Law Journal and president of the Yale Law Veterans Association.
JD’s book “Hillbilly Elegy” “became a huge bestseller” and in a moviesaid the former president, who added that “he has had a very successful business career in technology and finance.”
His name appeared as a favorite on a list that also included the senator from Florida Marco Rubiothe one from South Carolina Tim Scottthe governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgumand that of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin.
In the last few hours, even the former US ambassador to the UN and former governor of South Carolina had begun to be named. Nikki Haleythe last to throw in the towel in the primary process against Trump, and even Robert F. Kennedy Jr.independent presidential candidate.
Earlier Monday, it was leaked that both Rubio and Burgum had been notified that they would not be chosen, causing the spotlight to fall on Vance, whose announcement was greeted with applause at the convention as soon as it was made public.
Trump’s nomination to the RNC
The Republican National Convention The race began on Monday in Milwaukee with Trump’s nomination mathematically assured: he needed the votes of 1,215 delegates to secure it, and in the primary process he secured the votes of 2,268.
In addition, his rival in the primaries Nikki Haleya former U.S. ambassador to the UN, released her 97 delegates so they could vote for the former president.
The party’s unity around Trump has grown even stronger since the Republican survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday, where he was shot in the ear by a 20-year-old who tried to kill him.
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2024-07-26 14:06:53
