Former President Donald Trump said Monday that J.D. Vance, a senator of Ohio, will be his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Vance languished in third place in the polls during the senate primary until an endorsement from Trump catapulted him into first. As a first term senator, Vance has paired support for Trump with a populist economic message and opposition to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.