JD Vance hails Trump, outlines populist vision as he accepts VP spot at RNC
Al JazeeraDonald Trump’s running mate JD Vance has hailed the former president’s defiant response to his attempted assassination in a rousing speech to the Republican National Convention, casting his boss as a tough fighter who also cares deeply about the United States and its people. Vance said President Joe Biden had for half a century been a champion of “every single policy initiative to make America weaker and poorer”, including the free trade deal, NAFTA, and the war in Iraq. In a statement responding to Vance’s speech, the Biden campaign labelled the senator the “poster boy for Project 2025,” referring to a series of right-wing policy proposals put forward by the Heritage Foundation think tank. Earlier on Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump’s eldest son, also invoked the attempt on his father’s life, saying his response embodied the “true spirit of America”. “I’ve got a very simple message for you: If they can come for me – and if they can come for Donald Trump – careful, they will come for you,” Navarro said.