BREAKING: Trump endorses J.D. Vance in Ohio Senate race
Senate candidate JD Vance speaks with prospective voters on the campaign trail on April 11 in Troy, Ohio. Photo: Gaelen Morse/Getty ImagesDriving the news:
Trump in recent days began calling donors and advisers to weigh a Vance endorsement but held off after pressure from the GOP campaigns of Josh Mandel and Jane Timken, who had attempted to dissuade him from the endorsement, Trump advisers say that the former president sees an opportunity to propel Vance's campaign with an endorsement. Vance is currently running in about third place in recent polling, per NBC."Like some others, J.D. Vance may have said some not so great things about me in the past, but he gets it now," the former President said in a statement.
"In the Great State of Ohio, the candidate most qualified and ready to win in November is J.D. Vance. We cannot play games. It is all about winning," Trump added.Vance was a strong critic against Trump in 2016, but became a supporter in 2020.
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