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Senator JD Vance speaks to members of the press
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JD Vance

JD Vance is the running mate of 2024 US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Ohio senator first came to prominence for his bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," and was initially not a Trump supporter.

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