Ohio Senator J.D. Vance’s Name Added To Trump Force One Following Vice Presidential Pick

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance’s name is being added to former President Donald Trump’s plane, nicknamed “Trump Force One,” following Trump’s announcement that Vance will join the ticket as his running mate.

The Senator from Ohio is officially joining Trump’s ticket as the vice presidential candidate after months of speculation. Trump’s announcement came on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just days after the former president was grazed by a bullet from a would-be assassin at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that Vance “will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand with our Troops, and will do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

Vance was elected as the United States Senator for Ohio in 2022 following an endorsement from Trump. The Yale Law graduate and Hillbilly Elegy author has since become one of Trump’s strongest defenders in the Senate and has fought for conservative priorities, fighting back against illegal immigration and working to shut down the DEI agenda in the federal bureaucracy.

Trump’s decision to select Vance as his running mate was met with support from national figures like Elon Musk, who called Trump’s pick an “excellent decision” and said that the Trump-Vance ticket “resounds with victory.”

Venture Capitalist David Sacks offered his own statement in support of Vance and Trump’s decision to pick him as his running mate. “When the Twin Towers came down, JD Vance enlisted in the Marine Corps, gung-ho to exact justice on America’s enemies. Subsequently he came to believe the Forever Wars were a mistake,” Sacks wrote on X.  This is who I want by Trump’s side: an American patriot, with the courage to fight America’s wars but the wisdom to know when to avoid them. God bless JD, God bless Trump, and God bless the USA.”