Much has been made of the political pirouette J.D.
Vance executed to secure the embrace of Donald J. Trump, a man he once called “cultural heroin” before seeking his endorsement for the Senate and, Wednesday night, accepting the Republican nomination to be his vice president.
Old friends and former classmates have expressed bewilderment at the seemingly irreconcilable versions of Mr. Vance.
Mr. Vance used his personal account of overcoming dysfunctional Appalachian family values to tell a larger story about forgotten Americans.
In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, he leaned again into those themes, at one point drawing attention to his mother, “who struggled with money and addiction but never gave up.” She stood in the audience when he continued, “And I’m proud to say that tonight my mom is here, 10 years clean and sober.”
Persons:
J.D, Vance, Donald J, Trump, Vance’s, Trump’s, “
Organizations:
Senate, Republican, Republican National Convention
Locations:
Milwaukee