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JD Vance: who is Donald Trump’s new vice-president?

JD Vance: who is Donald Trump’s new vice-president?

Politics Weekly America vor 2 Jahren

Jonathan Freedland is joined by a former Republican congressional communications director, Tara Setmayer, to find out more about Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance

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After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump over the weekend,
the Republican national convention gathered in Milwaukee this week
to welcome him as the party’s presidential nominee. But not all
eyes were on the former president. Standing next to him, above the
chanting crowd, was his newly appointed candidate for
vice-president, JD Vance. It was a surprising move for the Ohio
senator and author of Hillbilly Elegy, who once described himself
as a ‘never Trumper’ and his new boss as ‘America’s Hitler’. So
what’s behind this transformation, and what’s in it for Trump? To
find out, Jonathan Freedland is joined this week by Tara Setmayer,
a former Republican congressional communications director