‘The election was stolen’: JD Vance in quotes

Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, came to prominence in 2016 with the publication of his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which details his upbringing in a working-class family surrounded by substance abuse. The 39-year-old senator for Ohio has since undergone a dramatic shift in his political views to align with Trump, as well as becoming a prominent opponent of US military aid to Ukraine. Here are some of Vance’s ideas in his own words: “What an honour it is to run alongside President Donald J Trump. He delivered peace and prosperity once, and with your help, he’ll do it again.” — X, July 16 2024 “Like a lot of other elite conservatives and elite liberals, I allowed myself to focus so much on the stylistic element of Trump that I completely ignored the way in which he substantively was offering something very different on foreign policy, on trade, on immigration.” — New York Times, June 2024 “The elite Republican view of why people voted for Donald Trump is that Trump voters are stupid.

Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, came to prominence in 2016 with the publication of his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which details his upbringing in a working-class family surrounded by substance abuse. The 39-year-old senator for Ohio has since undergone a dramatic shift in his political views to align with Trump, as well as becoming a prominent opponent of US military aid to Ukraine. Here are some of Vance’s ideas in his own words: “What an honour it is to run alongside President Donald J Trump. He delivered peace and prosperity once, and with your help, he’ll do it again.” — X, July 16 202