J.D. Vance Chosen as Vice Presidential Candidate by Trump: Latest Updates from the Election Night
During the commencement of their convention on Monday, the Republicans officially nominated Mr. Donald J. Trump to run for a third time as president, introducing Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. Despite having been critical of Trump in the past, Mr. Vance is now known as an ambitious ideologue who thrives in the limelight.
The announcement was made amidst speculation that Mr. Trump would deviate from the convention’s norms and deliver an impromptu speech, marking his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt. The atmosphere at the convention was both celebratory and confrontational, with delegates gathering under tight security measures following the recent attack on Mr. Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A moment of silence was observed at the start of the convention to honor the victims of the incident, which resulted in one fatality and two severe injuries. Mr. Trump mentioned being grazed by a passing bullet during the ordeal.
Even before the convention officially began, Mr. Trump received positive news when a judge he had appointed, Aileen Cannon, dismissed all charges in the criminal case alleging Mr. Trump’s illegal retention of classified documents post-presidency, along with obstructing governmental efforts to recover them.
The introduction of Mr. Vance established the tone for the inaugural day of the convention, especially if Mr. Trump chooses to address the delegates and the nation during this event. Conventionally, presidents and presidential nominees wait until the third night of the convention, during the nomination process, to address the audience and present their acceptance speeches on the fourth night. However, in 2016, Trump made appearances on all four nights of the convention.
In a pre-nomination interview with The New York Post, highlighting his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate for the third time, Mr. Trump echoed President Biden’s call for unity in the aftermath of the recent events. He mentioned that he had revised the acceptance speech scheduled for Thursday, opting to forego delivering a harsh critique of the previous administration. Trump expressed his desire to unite the nation, albeit questioning the feasibility of such an endeavor.
Shortly after advocating for unity, Mr. Trump took to his social media platform to celebrate the dismissal of the classified documents case, while urging the termination of all ongoing investigations, baselessly accusing them of being orchestrated by the “Democrat Justice Department.”
