Trump's Pick for VP Candidate Has Repeatedly Praised Hungarian Government Policies

His book moved the German chancellor to tears. He has repeatedly spoken out in support of Hungary and the Hungarian government's policies. He is a skeptic of further support for Ukraine. He is J.D. Vance, the official vice-presidential candidate picked by former US President Donald Trump.

Ohio Senator and 2024 Republican VP candidate J.D. Vance attends the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)

J.D. Vance, who served in the marine corps during the Iraq war, grew up in a poor family in Middletown, Ohio, and later managed to go on to the Yale Law School, one of the top law schools in the US. He rose to fame with his book Hillbilly Elegy, which describes his upbringing. In an interview, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the book moved him to tears. 

Vance has repeatedly spoken out against support for Ukraine, which has made him countless enemies in Washington. For example, in an opinion piece in The New York Times, he wrote

it is not the Republicans who stand in the way of Ukraine's victory, but math.

Regarding the Middle East conflict, he fully supports Israel's war against Hamas, saying that in order to reach an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Israel must first "finish the job" on Hamas.

Cover photo: Ohio Senator and 2024 Republican VP candidate J.D. Vance attends the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)