Trump Picks J.D. Vance as Vice Presidential Nominee

TIME

Donald Trump on Monday picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, elevating the ambitious Republican who transitioned from a critic to a staunch ally of the former President's agenda in recent years.

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00:00Let the rest of the world help us fortunate, and let's rebuild the very first wall.

00:10Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for us to determine our nomineer for the office of

00:15Vice President of the United States, Senator J.D. Vance.

00:21The Vice Presidency is an office of sacred trust.

00:26The man who accepts this nomination accepts with it the awesome responsibility to give

00:33wise counsel to the President, to represent America abroad, to preside over the Senate,

00:41and to be ready to lead our nation at a moment's notice.

00:46J.D. Vance is such a man.

01:01J.D. is a living embodiment of the American dream.

01:05He came from humble beginnings, and even as his life took him to places he might have

01:10never imagined, he never forgot where he came from.

01:14Ohio values are in his blood.

01:23It is therefore my honor to nominate Ohio Senator J.D. Vance for the office of Vice

01:31President of the United States of America.

01:46Madam Chair, it is a great honor to move that J.D. Vance be nominated by acclamation by

01:55this Republican National Convention as its candidate for the office of Vice President

02:01of the United States of America.

02:10Without objection, the previous question is ordered.

02:13The question is on the motion that Senator J.D. Vance be nominated by acclamation.

02:18All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

02:24All those opposed, signify by saying no.

02:27In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it, and the motion is adopted.

02:31Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

02:46Delegates and alternates, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce that Senator J.D. Vance

02:52has the overwhelming support of this convention to be the next Vice President of the United

02:58States.

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