J. D. Vance is a Republican senator from the US state of Ohio. A longtime critic of former US president Donald Trump, he became one of Trump's defenders as his political career began, entering the Senate in 2023 after being elected in 2022. He has since been appointed Trump's running mate and vice presidential pick for the 2024 US presidential elections.
Vance is also the author of a bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
Vance had met on Friday with the leader of AfD, after endorsing the party as a political partner, a stance Berlin dismissed as 'unwelcome election interference.'
Vance will visit Dachau before heading to the nearby Munich Security Conference, an elite national security gathering.
Social media users commented that they were surprised to see a kippah-wearing security guard, some saying they had never before seen it in America.
Hegseth, a former Minnesota National Guard officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday morning to lead the Pentagon.
J.D. Vance reveals the incoming administration's plans to address the Gaza hostage crisis and domestic disaster relief, promising decisive action on both fronts.
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Vance seemed to back the flagship policy of a party that has unsettled Germany’s Jews.
JD Vance appears to have confirmed the appointment on social media.
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"Sometimes we're going to have overlapping interest, and sometimes we're going to have a distinct interest," he noted.