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Newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance delivered a speech to delegates heavy on his biography and economically populist views, zeroing in on the Midwest’s manufacturing heritage and future.
"President Trump represents America’s last best hope to restore what is lost and may never be found again," Vance said in the final speech on the Republican National Convention’s third night. "A country where a working-class boy born far from the halls of power can stand on this stage as the next vice president of the United States of America."
At 39, Vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history, and the first millennial in the office, should former President Donald Trump win the presidential election in November.
Vance, who was elected to the Senate in 2022, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and rose to fame in 2016 after publishing his bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." Vance wrote about growing up amid poverty, detailing the isolation, violence and drug addiction that often surrounds poor white communities in Appalachia and the Rust Belt.
Vance served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a corporate lawyer and venture capitalist.
During the 2016 presidential election, Vance was a frequent and vocal critic who questioned whether Trump was "America’s Hitler" and called him "reprehensible" and an "idiot."
But during his Senate campaign, Vance mended ties with Trump. In recent months, he became a staunch Trump defender, as his name surfaced as a potential vice presidential pick.
Here, we fact-check five of Vance’s statements from his convention speech.
"There’s this chart that shows worker wages, and they stagnated for pretty much my entire life until President Donald J. Trump came along. Workers’ wages went through the roof."
Newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance delivered a speech to delegates heavy on his biography and economically populist views, zeroing in on the Midwest’s manufacturing heritage and future.
"President Trump represents America’s last best hope to restore what is lost and may never be found again," Vance said in the final speech on the Republican National Convention’s third night. "A country where a working-class boy born far from the halls of power can stand on this stage as the next vice president of the United States of America."
At 39, Vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history, and the first millennial in the office, should former President Donald Trump win the presidential election in November.
Vance, who was elected to the Senate in 2022, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and rose to fame in 2016 after publishing his bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." Vance wrote about growing up amid poverty, detailing the isolation, violence and drug addiction that often surrounds poor white communities in Appalachia and the Rust Belt.
Vance served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a corporate lawyer and venture capitalist.
During the 2016 presidential election, Vance was a frequent and vocal critic who questioned whether Trump was "America’s Hitler" and called him "reprehensible" and an "idiot."
But during his Senate campaign, Vance mended ties with Trump. In recent months, he became a staunch Trump defender, as his name surfaced as a potential vice presidential pick.
Here, we fact-check five of Vance’s statements from his convention speech.
"There’s this chart that shows worker wages, and they stagnated for pretty much my entire life until President Donald J. Trump came along. Workers’ wages went through the roof."
