Concluding the third day at the RNC, Republican vice presidential candidate and Ohio Senator JD Vance spoke about his upbringing, unity and free speech as he accepted the nomination for Vice President of the United States of America.
Here is what Vance said when he accepted the vice presidential nomination:
And so I stand here tonight, Mr. Chairman, and it is with humility and overwhelming gratitude that I can tell you that I formally accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States of America.
When Vance spoke about the assassination attempt on Trump, he said, among other things:
Now consider what they said. They said he was a tyrant. They said he had to be stopped at all costs. But how did he respond? He called for national unity and national serene, and he did so right after an assassin had nearly taken his life.
Vance continued to speak about Trump:
For the past eight years, President Trump has given everything he had to fight for the people of our country. Instead of taking the uncomplicated way out, he chose to endure abuse, slander, and persecution. And he did it because he loves this country.
Vance pointed out Biden’s failure as a professional politician:
When I was in fourth grade, a career politician named Joe Biden supported NAFTA – a bad trade deal that sent thousands of good jobs to Mexico… When I was in senior year, that same Joe Biden supported the disastrous invasion of Iraq.
.@JDVance1: Joe Biden has been a politician in Washington longer than I have been alive.
For half a century, he was THE champion of every major policy initiative aimed at making America WEAKER and POORER. pic.twitter.com/7fpJqr0Iy9
– Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 18, 2024
Vance on Trump’s call for unity:
I want to respond to his call for unity myself. We have robust representation in this party on everything from national security to economic policy. But my message to you, fellow Republicans, is this: We love this country, and we are united to win. I think our differences actually make us stronger. I learned that in my time in the United States Senate, where sometimes I persuade my colleagues and sometimes they persuade me. And my message to my fellow Americans watching across the country is this: Shouldn’t we be governed by a party that isn’t afraid to debate ideas and find the best solution? That’s the Republican Party for the next four years. United in our love of this country and committed to free speech and the open exchange of ideas.
He spoke about the community he grew up in and will never forget this community or the communities nearby:
Things weren’t going well for many of the kids I grew up with. Every now and then a relative calls me from home and asks, “Did you know that so-and-so died of an overdose?” America’s ruling class wrote the checks. Communities like mine paid the price.
Vance was raised by his grandparents because his mother struggled with drug abuse and addiction. He referred to his grandparents as Papaw and Mamaw. He spoke of his grandmother:
Well, I was lucky. Despite the factory closings and the growing addiction in towns like mine, I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an elderly woman who could barely walk, but she was tough as steel. I called her Mamaw; the name we hillbillies gave our grandmothers. Mamaw raised me while my mother struggled with addiction. Mamaw was a contradictory woman in many ways. She loved the Lord, ladies and gentlemen. She was a woman of very deep Christian faith.
.@JDVance1: Joe Biden screwed up and my community paid the price.
Well, I was lucky. Despite the factory closures and the growing addiction in cities like mine, I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an elderly woman who could barely walk but was tough as steel.
– Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 18, 2024
Vance’s mother was at the convention on Wednesday and he specifically praised her for being sober for nearly 10 years.
And I’m proud to say my mom is here tonight. Ten years neat and sober. I love you, mom.
JD Vance: “I love you, mom.”
JD’s mother: “That’s my boy.”
What. For. A. Moment.
Truly the American dream for parents. pic.twitter.com/xMmPayTI3J
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) July 18, 2024
Vance, 39, grew up in a time of struggle, attended Ohio State University and Yale Law School, served in the Marines, became a U.S. senator and is now poised to become the next vice president of the United States. He is the epitome of the American dream.
