Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate, writing on Truth Social that the Ohio Republican is “the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States.”
The decision caps off months of speculation and sees Trump elevate a 39-year-old first-term senator whose roughly year and a half tenure in the Senate has seen him emerge as a staunch ideological ally of the former president.
Trump announced the news in a social media post on Monday.
FILE – Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.
AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File
This is a breaking news update. Below is previous coverage.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum have been told they are not Trump’s running mate pick, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
Trump’s pick is expected to be announced at some point Monday.
The decision will come after months of speculation about who his running mate will be.
Rubio was previously on a long list of vice presidential shortlisters including Ohio Sen. JD Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, ABC News sources say.
From left, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, Sen, Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The three men are on Donald Trump’s long list of vice presidential shortlisters.
There will be a roll call vote on the presidential ticket, which includes the vice president, on Monday at the RNC.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
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