Republican Party vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance accepted his nomination this Wednesday during the celebration of the third day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), which he described as “a night of hope” for the United States when considering that former President Donald Trump will manage to win the race. towards the White House in the November elections.
“I officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the United States. (…) This is a night of hope, a celebration of what the United States once was and, with the grace of God, will soon be again,” he said. expressed Vance during his speech and to which Trump has reacted with applause, as published by the CNN television network.
After this, he has considered that both the president of the country, Joe Biden, and White House officials are responsible for last weekend’s assassination attempt against Trump, in which he was slightly injured in his right ear.
“Now consider what they said. They said (Trump) was a tyrant. They said he had to be stopped at all costs. How did he respond? He called for national unity, a call for the nation right after a murderer almost ended his life,” said Vance, who considered that this “rhetoric” led directly to the shooting.
Vance has also highlighted that immediately after being shot, Trump “got back to work”, which shows that he is someone who “cares about people” despite being “tough.”
On the other hand, he has taken the opportunity to attack the management of the Biden Administration, which “has screwed up” in a way that “has made communities like the one where he grew up pay the price.”
“Somehow, a New York real estate developer named Donald Trump was right on all of these issues while Biden was wrong,” he said.
Finally, he has emphasized the need for a “leader who fights for the people who have built the country” and who “puts the United States first,” pointing to Trump as the ideal person for this.
Vance is part of the United States Senate for the state of Ohio, a position he achieved after receiving a boost from Trump, whose figure he harshly criticized years ago, although Vance has acknowledged that the magnate’s management made him change his direction. opinion.
