Ohio Senator JD Vance is Trump’s VP nominee

FILE: U.S. Senator J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at The People’s Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo By Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency

WASHINGTON – Former US president Donald Trump announced Monday that Ohio Senator JD Vance will be his 2024 running-mate.

“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 on his proprietary Truth Social website.

The announcement comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention when the party formally nominated Trump as its presidential nominee ahead of November’s national election.

Vance has yet to officially comment, but is expected to address the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based convention later Monday.