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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
What J.D. Vance really believes — I met Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump's new choice for vice president, in the summer of 2022. I was covering a conservative conference in Israel, and Vance was the surprise VIP attraction. We chatted for a bit about the connections between right …
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Alistair Smout / Reuters:
UK deputy PM dismisses ‘Islamist’ nuclear state jibe by Trump VP pick Vance — Britain's deputy prime minister on Tuesday played down comments by U.S. vice presidential contender J.D. Vance that Britain was an Islamist nuclear-armed country, saying he had a history of making “fruity” remarks.
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Why J.D. … - Youth & vigor: Vance, who turns 40 in two weeks, is half Trump's age. … - Smart: Vance can put an intellectual wrapper around Trump's red meat. … - American Dream bio: James David Vance grew up in a broken Rust Belt home in Middletown, Ohio, with deep ties to Appalachia.
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Suzanne Lynch / Politico:
Europe reacts to J.D. Vance as Trump's VP pick: ‘This is a disaster for Ukraine’ — “This is a disaster for Ukraine.” Those are the words of one senior EU official today as Europe reacted to Donald Trump's choice of Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his running mate.
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Washington Post:
Trump's incredible lucky streak — Good morning, Early Birds. The Republican National Convention is being held a few blocks from where Theodore Roosevelt — another former president seeking to return to the White House — was shot in 1912. Like Donald Trump, Roosevelt survived the attempted assassination.
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
Who Is Usha Vance, the Wife of J.D. Vance? — The two met at Yale Law School, and Ms. Vance has helped him along in his political rise ever since — including now to Donald J. Trump's vice-presidential pick. — If you were to build a member of the American elite from scratch, she might look something like Usha Vance.
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NBC News:
The inside story of how Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate — Once a critic, Vance repositioned himself as an faithful ally eager to defend Trump on TV, carry a torch for a younger generation of MAGA figures and fight for voters in the Midwest. — MILWAUKEE — With the clock ticking …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The risk of J.D. Vance — Trump went with the MAGA pick. But the 2022 election suggests that might not be the right electoral one. — During the 2022 election, Republicans nominated unpopular candidates aligned with Donald Trump. As a group, they most likely cost the party a chance to win the U.S. Senate.
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump upstages Vance on Night 1 — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — The first day of the GOP convention in Milwaukee was supposed to be about something mundane: economic policy. The slogan was “Make America Wealthy Once Again.”
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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
‘The VP will take it to JD’: Biden campaign pushes Vance to debate Kamala Harris
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Biden says ‘it was a mistake’ to use ‘bullseye’ in rhetorical Trump attack
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New York Times:
Biden Facing Challenges in Two Must-Win States, Times/Siena Polls Find
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Washington Post:
The not-so-kind things J.D. Vance said about Trump before he was VP pick
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Kelsey Vlamis / Business Insider:
JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
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Paul Bradley Carr / The San Francisco Standard:
With JD Vance as VP, Peter Thiel would finally have Trump right where he wants him
Blue Virginia:
Biden-Harris Campaign: “As Trump's running mate, Vance will make it his mission to enact Trump's Project 2025 agenda”
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Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump's pick for vice president
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Reuters:
J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Trump Picks Vance As Running Mate
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Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump's presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter. — Other backers of the group, called America PAC, include Palantir Technologies …
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The Hill:
Musk pledges to give $45M a month to Trump super PAC: report — Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he will commit $45 million per month to a new political action committee backing former President Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Musk's announcement comes on the same day Trump …
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New York Post:
Firefighter Corey Comperatore's widow refused Biden call after Trump rally shooting: 'Didn't want to talk to him' — SARVER, Pa. — The heartbroken widow of Corey Comperatore, the hero firefighter shot dead by a sniper at a Trump rally, wanted nothing to do with President Biden when he called after the tragedy, she told The Post.
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Washington Post:
Swing states get prime spots on the RNC convention floor — except one — As more than 2,400 delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, some will have much better seats than others in Fiserv Forum. — MILWAUKEE — The live band playing “God Bless the U.S.A.” …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Bandaged Trump defiantly appears at RNC 2024 just days after dodging assassin's bullet
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ABC News:
ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting ‘unacceptable,’ Secret Service director says — “The buck stops with me,” Kimberly Cheatle said in an ABC News interview. — U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sat down with ABC News in her first network interview since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Stop Pretending You Know How This Will End — The failed assassination of Donald Trump might not have any lasting effect on the election or politics in general. — In the immediate aftermath of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life, pundits and politicians rushed to proclaim …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These Republicans use violent rhetoric. They are featured speakers at the RNC. — In the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, his top political aides and allies are blaming Democrats for inciting the horrific attack. The co-manager of Trump's campaign, Chris LaCivita …
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Politico:
FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump — Intelligence bulletin raises alarm about election violence. — U.S. authorities are concerned about possible attacks in retaliation to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Special counsels are unconstitutional if they make Trump sad — So says Aileen Cannon, who makes a mockery of the rule of law. … It finally happened. — Judge Aileen Cannon, who has been telegraphing for months that she was committed to finding a way to get Trump off the hook …
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Politico:
Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seek endorsement — Former President Donald Trump met this morning in Milwaukee with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the possibility of the independent candidate endorsing the Republican nominee, according to multiple people familiar with the huddle.
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Axios:
Scoop: How the DNC plans to run out the clock for Biden … - Once Biden receives votes from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates, it will become exceedingly difficult to remove him from atop the Democratic presidential ticket. — The DNC's current plan is to train state party chairs next week …
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