What do you think of Trump’s VP pick in Sen. JD Vance? Let us know | Opinion

John Nance Garner famously quipped that the vice presidency "is not worth a bucket of warm spit!" Yet despite that less than glowing description from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first running mate, it hasn't stopped others from lining up for the job.

Former President Donald Trump ended months of speculation about his vice-presidential choice by naming Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

A Trump clone? Much-needed youth? What you said about Trump’s VP pick of Vance

Vance, 39, of "Hillbilly Elegy" fame, was elected to the senate in 2022. Tell us what you think about Trump's choice in the form below:

Mike Pence was Trump's vice president during his first term in office

In 2016, Trump selected then Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate. The two had a falling out when Pence fulfilled his Constitutional duty to certify the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021 when insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, some threatening to hang Pence.

USA TODAY reported in May that at least six contenders for the former president's running mate – Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.; Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.; South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem; and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum – attended a series of fundraisers in Florida with Trump as auditions for the post.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump VP Pick JD Vance known for Hillbilly Elegy. What do you think?