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JD Vance: Media

50th vice president of the United States

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From author to vice president
JD Vance won acclaim for his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy and eight years...
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From author to vice president
JD Vance, shown here in 2023, was 31 years old when he wrote Hillbilly Elegy....
Office of U.S. Senator J.D. Vance
A book that launched a career
JD Vance's best-selling memoir Hillbilly Elegy elevated him to prominence...
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2024 Republican Ticket
Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump appearing with...
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The second couple
Usha and JD Vance arriving at St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., January...
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At the president's side
Presidential aide Natalie Harp helps Pres. Donald Trump draft a social media post...
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