The veepstakes are over — it’s JD Vance for VP.
Ohio Senator and Trump Vice Presidential pick JD Vance sat down with Sean Hannity Monday night from the Republican National Convention where Vance recounted for the Fox News host being notified that he was Trump’s pick for the ticket.
“[Trump] just said, look, I think I’ve got to go save this country. I think you’re the guy who could help me in the best way. You can help me govern, you can help me win, you can help me in some of these Midwestern states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and so forth,” Vance recalled.
Trump endorsed Vance in his 2022 Senate race against former Rep. Tim Ryan.
“I would not have won that race without Donald Trump’s endorsement, and the president’s trust then and his partnership since then, has been something I value a great deal,” he said.
Vance also touched on his past skepticism of Trump, admitting that Forty-Five changed his mind. Vance told former CBS anchor Charlie Rose in a 2016 interview that he’s a “‘Never Trump guy.’”
“I was certainly skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016, but President Trump was a great president, and he changed my mind,” the freshman senator said. “I think he changed the minds of a lot of Americans because, again, he delivered that peace and prosperity.”
Watch the interview above.