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Trump selects Ohio Sen. JD Vance, 39, as his vice presidential nominee
Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) chose Ohio Senator JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate on Monday , a 39-year-old who, in addition to being a politician, is also a businessman and writer.
After several weeks of uncertainty, Trump announced his choice on the Truth Social network during the first day of the Republican Convention, which began on Monday in Milwaukee, in the key state of Wisconsin, where Trump’s candidacy for the White House is also being formalized today.
The former Republican president said that after “long deliberation and reflection, and considering the tremendous talents of many others,” he has decided that Vance is “the most appropriate person to assume the role.”
During the campaign, he said, he will focus strongly on the people for whom he fought so brilliantly, the American workers and farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and far beyond.”
As vice president, he added, he will “continue to fight” for the Constitution, support the troops and do everything he can to help “make America great again.”
Trump recalled to Truth Social that Vance served in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and also from Yale Law School, where he was editor of The Yale Law Journal and president of the Yale Law Veterans Association.
JD’s book “Hillbilly Elegy” “became a huge bestseller” and a movie, the former president said, adding that “he has had a very successful business career in technology and finance.”
His name was on the shortlist of Florida Senator Marco Rubio, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
In the last few hours, even former US ambassador to the UN and former governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, the latest to throw in the towel in the primary process against Trump, and even Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, had begun to be named.
Earlier on Monday, it was leaked that both Rubio and Burgum had been notified that they would not be chosen, thus putting the spotlight on Vance, whose announcement was greeted with applause at the convention as soon as it was made public.
US President Joe Biden’s campaign on Monday lashed out at Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump’s choice as his running mate, saying he would bow to the former president, unlike Mike Pence during the assault on the Capitol in 2021.
“Donald Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate because Vance will do what Mike Pence failed to do on January 6th: bend to the side of Trump’s extreme agenda, even if it means breaking the law and regardless of whether it harms the American people,” Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement.
Biden’s campaign was alluding to how Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president during his time in the White House from 2017 to 2021, refused to participate in efforts to try to reverse the results of the 2020 election, in which Trump lost to Biden and alleged without evidence that there was fraud.
In its statement, the Biden campaign portrayed Vance, a senator from Ohio, as an extremist and a mere extension of Trump’s policy positions.
Regarding the 2020 election, Vance has previously said that he would not have immediately certified the results had he been vice president. He has also said that Trump had “a very legitimate grievance” regarding the election.
Vance has also set conditions for accepting the results of the November election, in line with Trump’s statements, who during his June 27 debate against Biden avoided committing to recognizing the outcome of the upcoming election.
As Biden’s campaign notes in its statement, Vance expressed support for a national ban on abortion at 15 weeks when he ran for office in 2022, but later softened that stance when he saw Ohio voters back an amendment to protect reproductive rights in 2023.
The campaign has announced that in the months leading up to the elections, its strategy will be based on showing the “great contrast” between the two visions that will face each other at the polls in November.
“The Biden-Harris ticket is all about uniting the country, creating opportunities for all, and driving down costs; and the Trump-Vance ticket is all about uniting the country, creating opportunities for all, and driving down costs; and the Trump-Vance ticket is all about uniting the country, creating opportunities for all, and driving down costs for all,” O’Malley Dillon said.
Just minutes after Trump announced JD Vance as his running mate, the Biden campaign launched a fundraising offensive on social media and emails to supporters.
International
Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.
The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.
An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.
Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.
Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.
Internacionales
Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages
May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.
In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.
Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.
International
Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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