J.D. Vance officially accepts call to be Trump's running mate
J.D. Vance accepted President Donald Trump's ask to be his 2024 running mate in his primetime speech Wednesday night.
With a kiss to his wife, Vance walked on to the stage. Bowing his head and waving to the crowd, the 39-year-old Ohio senator, elected just 20 months ago, proclaimed, "Wow, wow!" as the crowd briefly chanted "J.D., J.D."
"My name is J.D. Vance, from the great state of Ohio," he said.
To the chance of OH-IO, he said, "We gotta chill with the Ohio, we have to win Michigan too."
He said, "Tonight is a night of hope. A celebration of what America once was, and with God's grace, what it will soon be again."
Vance paid respect to Trump before detailing his own life story.
Beverly Aikins, J.D. Vance's mother, who he writes about in detail in his memoir, is sitting in the Trump family box and receives a standing ovation when Vance mentions her name. He notes that she has been sober for over 10 years.
"Our movement is about single moms like mine, who struggled with money and addiction but never gave up," Vance said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.