Elections

Trump Picks J.D. Vance as VP Candidate After Reality TV-Style Drama

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The Ohio senator and firebrand author, who’s just 39, will join Trump on the Republican ticket after candidates were whittled down one-by-one just like ‘The Apprentice.’

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