Here's what JD Vance's hometown of Middletown is saying about him being named Republican VP pick

After only a year and a half as a U.S. Senator, Ohio's JD Vance could be the next Vice President of the United States. Former President Donald Trump picked the 39-year-old as his running mate Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Vance helped put his hometown of Middletown, Ohio on the national map in 2016 with his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy." Some Middletown residents say he's doing it again as the GOP vice presidential nominee.

The southwest Ohio town of 51,000 sits between Dayton and Cincinnati. It proudly displays its hometown heroes, its veterans, on downtown lampposts. For many here, Trump's choice of the Marine Corps veteran and native son is another point of pride.

"I think it will be awesome just for the city," Middletown resident Robert Ayen said. "I did vote for him when he ran for Senate and he seems to a good guy from what I've seen of him."


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[danettewhiting]

J.D. Is A Normal American Who Served His Country. It Would Be Refreshing To Have Him In The Whitehouse.

[ASETECH]

I’m glad trump is using jd Vance I love jd Vance a lot of his politics I love

[JohnParker-jx]

Where are the good intelligent beautiful black people..that was bad interviewing 😢

[DanielLindsay-zw]

J.D Vance’s Hindu wife is raising their kids as Hindus.

[Flod-ikdx]

JD Vance used to call my friend slurs in highschool, don't know how this guy made it this far

[ms.rickie]

He Humiliated his family! He didn’t even tell them that he was writing a book that was going to make them so embarrassed until the book cup picked up and then he went to his mother and told her that she’s going to be embarrassed because it doesn’t shine a good light on her. Then after he made his millions on the book, he paid her off to make it look like something she was proud of, and her hometown, a drug addict. If he could do this to his family, what do you think he could do to our country.?

[Richard-xh]

so in other words JD who ? lol How long has he been a representative and what has he done for Ohio ? NOTHING We have never heard of him til last week !!

[highjenksd]

No one seems to know him, thats the strange thing, its all people say that they know someone that knows him but, no one seems to know him and in Appalachia everyone knows who he is and what he stands for, go talk to those folks who truly do know who he is and your going to find out about a whole different person than the way hes been portrayed and you might not like what ya find

[bloodspartan]

They may like vance be he sure doesnt like them