By F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. ——Bio and Archives--July 21, 2024

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J.D. Vance used to compare Donald Trump to Hitler—my how things change — especially in Washington.

The Republican VP pick has not always seen eye-to-eye with the former president, but now they’re united—by a common goal.

Once a frequent, harsh critic of former President Trump, J.D. Vance, Marine veteran, venture capitalist and author, has become an arch advocate of the 45th president. Can he help propel Donald Trump into the White House for a second term?

Vance, 39, surprisingly appeared on Trump’s short list of possible VP picks, along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (himself a recent contender for the White House) and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. The junior Senator from Ohio overcame incredible personal hardships to position himself just one election away from the second most powerful office in America.

Born into an impoverished, fatherless family and to a drug addict mother, Senator Vance made a critical decision in 2003, one that was life-changing. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps fresh out of high school (a mere 21 years ago). This period, which saw the young man assigned to the Public Affairs section of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, marked what Vance called “the defining chapter” of his life. It was then that he first developed a sense of purpose. Interestingly, Senator Vance is the first former enlisted veteran to appear on the ballot since Al Gore’s run for the presidency against George W. Bush in 2000.

Yet, the man from the American Rust Belt hasn’t always been a booster of “Number 45.” Indeed, Vance’s past comments about his now running mate have been just as caustic and cynical as some of what has been featured in the modern liberal media.

“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical [expletive deleted] like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler,” Vance wrote back in 2016. “How’s that for discouraging?”

On another occasion he........

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