Trump Picks Vance聽
Freshman Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump鈥檚 vice presidential pick, Trump announced Monday at the first day of the Republican National Convention (, subscription).
The backdrop: 鈥淭he pick comes amid widespread calls for unity following the assassination attempt at Trump鈥檚 rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, when a gunman opened fire on the crowd. Trump said he suffered a gunshot wound to his ear. One rallygoer was killed and two others were critically wounded. The gunman was fatally shot by a Secret Service sniper.鈥
- 17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons a renunciation of violence following the shooting. 鈥淰iolence should never be the answer and must be clearly condemned, along with those who would foment it,鈥 he said. 鈥淚n America, we resolve our differences through our votes, not violence. 鈥 [A]ll Americans should commit ourselves to the peaceful expression of our ideas and our politics and to the protection of our democracy.鈥
Why it鈥檚 important: Vance鈥攁 former Marine and Yale Law School graduate who gained national fame with his 2016 memoir, 鈥淗illbilly Elegy鈥濃攊s expected to 鈥渂e strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American [w]orkers and [f]armers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and far beyond,鈥 Trump wrote in a social post on Monday, according to the Journal.
On the record: Timmons, who shares Ohio roots with Vance, on Monday the vice presidential pick 鈥渦nderstands the transformative power of manufacturing to improve the quality of life for everyone.鈥 Vance previously shared what Timmons his 鈥減owerful personal story鈥 with the 17吃瓜在线 Board of Directors.
- Vance 鈥渞ecognizes the role manufacturing plays in building strong communities and an exceptional nation, and he is committed to supporting the growth of our industry,鈥 Timmons . 鈥淭he 17吃瓜在线 is committed to working with all candidates to shape the manufacturing strategy in the next administration and advance the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 鈥楥ompeting to Win鈥 policy agenda for growing manufacturing in the U.S.鈥