前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)选择俄亥俄州参议员J.D .万斯(J.D. Vance)作为他的竞选伙伴，在共和党2024年的竞选中与他一起成为一名年轻的意识形态盟友。
特朗普周一宣布万斯将成为他的竞选伙伴，真实社会写作这位俄亥俄州共和党人是“最适合担任美国副总统职位的人。”
这一决定结束了数月的猜测，特朗普提升了一名39岁的第一任期参议员，他在参议院大约一年半的任期使他成为前总统坚定的意识形态盟友。
特朗普说:“作为副总统，J.D .将继续为我们的宪法而战，与我们的军队站在一起，并将尽一切努力帮助我让美国再次伟大。”发布在Truth Social.
特朗普竞选团队没有浪费时间宣传这位前总统的选择，在社交媒体上发布广告以万斯称赞特朗普的蒙太奇为特色。
“我很自豪我是唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿特区的盟友，”万斯在广告的一个片段中说。
竞选团队也在从这一宣布中筹集资金，在周一下午的一封竞选电子邮件中说，特朗普“一直知道”他“需要”万斯站在他一边。
乔·拜登总统的竞选团队发表了一份关于万斯被任命为特朗普副总统人选的声明，抨击万斯是推进特朗普“极端MAGA议程”的人。
“唐纳德·特朗普选择J.D .万斯作为他的竞选伙伴，因为万斯将做迈克·彭斯在1月6日不会做的事情:竭尽全力支持特朗普和他的极端MAGA议程，即使这意味着违法，也不管对美国人民的伤害，”拜登竞选主席珍·欧玛利·狄龙在一份声明中写道。
副总统候选人参议员马尔科·卢比奥和北达科他州州长道格·伯根都表示支持共和党。
宣布之后，卢比奥发布到社交媒体“#TrumpVance2024!!!"
在一篇社交媒体帖子中Burgum说，他期待着为特朗普-万斯的新候选人参加竞选活动。他还称赞了万斯的小镇出身和对县里的贡献。
谁是J.D .万斯?
万斯通过他2016年的书《乡下人的悲歌》一举成名在八年的时间里，他从一个“永远不会成为特朗普的人”发展成为特朗普最强大的代理人之一。
万斯出生于俄亥俄州的米德尔顿，曾在海军陆战队服役。他后来就读于俄亥俄州立大学，并最终从耶鲁大学法学院毕业。
他曾是一名企业律师，后来在科技行业担任风险投资家。
2016年，万斯发布了他的回忆录《乡下人的悲歌》，分享了他在美国铁锈地带的贫困中长大，被暴力和毒瘾包围的故事。
万斯最终在2016年大选期间成为媒体和锈带人士之间的使者，讨论对那些与他有类似背景的人来说很重要的问题。
在这段时间里，万斯明确表示了他对特朗普的鄙视，称他是一个“永远不会赢的人”在2016年接受查理·罗斯采访时.
2016年8月，他告诉ABC新闻他没有看到特朗普“提出许多解决方案”
但万斯最终会与这位前总统站在一起，赞扬他在任期间的表现，并为他在2021年7月接受福克斯新闻频道采访时对他的攻击道歉。
万斯在2021年的《福克斯新闻频道》节目中说:“我一直很坦率地承认，我确实说过那些批评的话，我很后悔，我很后悔错怪了那个人。”。
他的道歉大约发生在万斯进入俄亥俄州参议员席位竞选的同一时间，这成为2022年选举周期中竞争最激烈的共和党初选之一。川普支持万斯担任这一职务，这帮助他赢得了初选和大选，击败了俄亥俄州民主党人蒂姆·瑞恩。
在担任参议员期间，他最著名的工作是应对他家乡东巴勒斯坦的火车出轨事件。他还坚持自己强硬的保守主义品牌，包括反对援助乌克兰。
2024年，万斯一直是特朗普的可靠代理人-出现在竞选活动中，在电视上为他辩护，并帮助前总统为他的竞选筹款。
Trump picks JD Vance as 2024 running mate
Former President Donald Trump has picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, placing a young, ideological ally alongside him on the Republican 2024 ticket.
Trump announced Vance would be his running mate on Monday,writing on Truth Socialthat the Ohio Republican is "the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States."
The decision caps off months of speculation and sees Trump elevate a 39-year-old first-term senator whose roughly year and a half tenure in the Senate has seen him emerge as a staunch ideological ally of the former president.
"As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand with our Troops, and will do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," Trumpposted on Truth Social.
The Trump campaign wasted no time promoting the former president's pick,posting an ad on social mediafeaturing a montage of Vance praising Trump.
"I am proud that I have been an ally of Donald Trump's in Washington, D.C.," Vance says in one of the clips in the ad.
The campaign is also fundraising off of the announcement, saying in a campaign email Monday afternoon that Trump "always knew" he "needed" Vance on his side.
President Joe Biden's campaign released a statement on Vance being named Trump's vice presidential pick, slamming Vance as someone who will further Trump's "extreme MAGA agenda."
"Donald Trump picked J.D. Vance as his running mate because Vance will do what Mike Pence wouldn't on January 6: bend over backwards to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people," Biden Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon wrote in a statement.
Vice presidential hopefuls Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum both issued their support for the Republican ticket.
Following the announcement, Rubioposted to social media"#TrumpVance2024!!!"
In a social media post, Burgum said he looks forward to being on the campaign trail for the new Trump-Vance ticket. He also complimented Vance for his small-town roots and service to the county.
Who is J.D. Vance?
Vance rose to fame through his 2016 book, "Hillbilly Elegy." He evolved from a "never-Trump guy" to one of Trump's strongest surrogates in an eight-year span.
Vance was born in Middleton, Ohio, and served in the Marine Corps. He later attended Ohio State University and eventually graduated from Yale Law School.
He was a corporate lawyer and then worked in the tech industry as a venture capitalist.
In 2016, Vance released his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," which shared his story of growing up in poverty in America's Rust Belt and being surrounded by violence and addiction.
Vance eventually became an emissary between the media and those in the Rust Belt during the 2016 election, discussing the issues important to those who had a similar background to him.
During this time,Vance made his disdain for Trump clear, saying he was a "never-Trump guy"in an interview with Charlie Rose in 2016.
In August 2016,he told ABC Newsthat he didn't see Trump "offering many solutions."
But Vance would eventually align with the former president, praising his time in office and apologizing for his attacks on him during an interview with Fox News in July 2021.
"I've been very open about the fact that I did say those critical things, and I regret them, and I regret being wrong about the guy," Vance said on Fox News in 2021.
His apology came around the same time Vance entered the race for the open Ohio Senate seat, which became one of the most competitive GOP primaries of the 2022 election cycle. Trump endorsed Vance for the job, which helped him win both the primary election and general election against Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan.
In his role as senator, some of his most notable work has been responding to the East Palestine train derailment in his home state. He has also stayed true to his tough conservative brand, including opposing aid to Ukraine.
In 2024, Vance has been a reliable surrogate for Trump -- appearing at campaign events, defending him in television appearances and helping the former president raise money for his campaign.
