JD Vance secures Donald Trump's endorsement in Ohio's crowded Republican Senate primary
On Friday, former President Donald Trump issued his long-awaited endorsement in Ohio’s hotly contested and crowded Republican Senate primary.
With just over two weeks until the election, Trump declared his support for J.D. Vance — the Middletown, Ohio native turned venture capitalist and author of the New York Times bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy.”
In a statement released on Friday, Trump emphasized his belief that Vance is the best candidate in the Republican primary to help in the upcoming “devastating rebuke” to the Democratic agenda.
Trump said, “MAGA patriots from across the nation are set to deliver an election landslide for Republicans that will serve as a devastating rebuke of the failures of Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats. In the Great State of Ohio, the candidate most quailed and ready to win in November is J.D. Vance. We cannot play games. It is all about winning!”
"Like some others, J.D. Vance may have said some not so great things about me in the past, but he gets it now, and I have seen that in spades,” Trump continued. “He is our best chance for victory in what could be a very tough race.”
He went on to lambast the current Democratic primary frontrunner — former U.S. Representative Tim Ryan — as a “defective candidate.”
Trump said, “The Democrats will be spending many millions of dollars, but the good news is that they have a defective candidate who ran for President and garnered exactly zero percent in the polls. The bottom line is, we must have a Republican victory in Ohio.”
In a statement to TheBlaze, Vance said, “Donald Trump is the best president of my lifetime for the simple reason that he never bent to the mob and fought consistently for hardworking Americans. He set an example in the White House that I’ll follow in the Senate. Together, we’re going to take this country back. I’m honored and thrilled to have his support.”
To many following the race, Trump’s endorsement of Vance might come as a surprise considering past comments made by the author-turned political candidate that were critical of Trump during his 2016 bid for the White House. Politico reported that the political action groups Club for Growth Action and USA Freedom Fund combined spent nearly one million dollars on political ads touting Vance’s past statements.
Donald Trump Jr. said that he has gotten to know Vance personally over the past year and that he was certain Vance is "100% America First” He went on to say that “the leftwing media, the Dems & the weak RINOs all HATE him because he stands with #MAGA.”
Other notable conservative figures such as Missouri’s Republican Senator Josh Hawley and conservative journalist Chris Rufo celebrated Trump’s endorsement of Vance.
Hawley proclaimed, “On to victory!” And Rufo said that he was “rooting” for Vance’s success.
Despite Trump’s endorsement likely boosting Vance’s candidacy, the other candidates seeking the Republican Party’s nomination appeared unphased.
State Senator Matt Dolan said, “Rather than focusing on Ohio, Jane Timken, Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons, & JD Vance embraced lies & undermined the Constitution to go all-on for one endorsement.”
Jane Timken, the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, released a statement that said, “This race is about who can defeat Tim Ryan and retake the Republican Senate majority in November. I am that candidate and I look forward to having President Trump’s endorsement in the General Election.”
Josh Mandel, Ohio’s former State Treasurer, said, “I continue to be a proud supporter of President Trump and the America First agenda. I look forward to earning his endorsement in the general election and working with him to defeat Tim Ryan in November.”
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America's heartland torn apart by tornado outbreak
America’s heartland was devastated by 144 confirmed tornadoes on Friday and Saturday, leaving many injured and much property lost.
The tornadoes ranged from EF-0 to EF-3 and destroyed communities all the way from Texas to Iowa.
In one video that a brave civilian captured, a tornado crosses the path of a train in Nebraska, absolutely obliterating everything it touches — except for the train. While the tornadoes in Nebraska were devastating, there were thankfully no casualties reported.
“How did everyone survive this in Nebraska?” Keith Malinak says, astounded.
“Yeah, it’s amazing,” Pat Gray agrees.
In another video, a man stands outside to capture video of a tornado approaching his home while his wife begs him to come inside. He records until the last minute when the tornado breaks into two separate tornadoes — which is absolutely terrifying.
“Their home got destroyed, by the way,” Malinak says, adding that one tornado came within a half a mile of his family’s home in Elkhorn, Nebraska.
“Makes you count your blessings, doesn’t it?” Gray says.
While there were luckily many survivors, there was much property damage, many homes destroyed, and unfortunately some casualties in other places, like Oklahoma.
Those victims can be helped at Mercury One, where 100% of donations go to those in affected areas.
“If you can contribute, it would be greatly appreciated. There’s a lot of rebuilding to do,” Gray says.
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