MILWAUKEE — Republicans formally nominated Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio to the 2024 ticket, an hour after former President Trump announced on social media he picked the 39-year-old former Marine as his running mate.
Mr. Vance won the nomination by voice vote. He stood on the floor with his wife Usha Vance and kissed her as his name was announced.
His ascension to the vice presidential nomination comes 18 months after he began serving his first term in the Senate and after reversing his criticisms of Mr. Trump in 2016.
Ohio Lt. Gov. John Husted nominated Mr. Vance as a candidate who embodies Mr. Trump’s “America First” agenda.
He introduced Mr. Vance as “a man who loves America and will represent our people with moral courage, strength and honor.”
Mr. Vance will speak to the RNC crowd later this week.
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In a post on Truth Social announcing his running mate, Mr. Trump called Mr. Vance, “the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States.”
President Biden, reacting to the news, called Mr. Vance, “a clone of Trump on the issues.”
• Susan Ferrechio can be reached at sferrechio@washingtontimes.com.
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