Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance says during visit to U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona that Kamala Harris 'needs to change course.' (Credit: CNN Pool)
Newt and I recently attended the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On July 17, we listened as Ohio Sen. JD Vance accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination and said, "My friends, tonight is a night of hope. A celebration of what America once was, and with God’s grace, what it will soon be again."
During his acceptance speech, as thousands watched in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum and millions more from their homes, Vance told his story, articulated the values he lives by, and affirmed that he will fight for Americans who have been overlooked, forgotten and ignored.
Vance spoke of being raised by his Christian grandmother, "Mamaw," in Middletown, Ohio, "a small town where people spoke their minds, built with their hands, and loved their God, their family, their community and their country with their whole hearts."
The Republican vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance, boards "Trump Force 2" at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on July 31, 2024, in Arizona. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Though Vance was surrounded........