VEEP STAKES: JD Vance says he'd be disappointed if NOT selected as Trump's VP

OOhhh.. interesting

I would not mind JD Vance

Wow, that’s fairly pretentious. Especially since many of the early rumors were that Vance was Trump’s original pick, but Vance turned him down.

Ooh, too baad.

Will he return to his Never Trumper roots if passed over?

As long as he will be Trump’s Rottweiler.

“I’m human, right?” Vance said in an interview that Fox News aired Wednesday. “And so, when you know this thing is a possibility, if it doesn’t happen, there is certainly going to be a little bit of disappointment.”

That’s a very honest answer. He’s right. Anyone, or at least any politician, who is *close* to being on a presidential ticket but then doesn’t make the cut likely is going be disappointed. Didn’t Vance get the memo, though?? This sort of candor has no place in politics. LOL

Didn’t know his wife was Hindu. Not that it matter.

Well I’ll be pissed if I dont get the VP slot..LOL What’s going to happen if Vance doesn’t get it, will he go on CNN and bash Trump, if he does it will prove that Trump was right not to pick him..Trump #1 wants someone who is loyal, and loyal to the maga agenda, he’s already been screwed once he wont do it again

I would love it if someone asked Bidet’s Press Secretary who the President will pick for his running mate.

Sanders has come in to 3/1 second choice fr 15/1 in the last 12hrs.

She is a fantastic selection.

Burgum is still a narrow fav, looks likw Vance may be disappointed.

It’s not like we need to shore up support in Ohio either. I don’t think any senator would make a good choice right now... we need all hands on deck there.

DJT isn’t even loyal to his MAGA Agenda, so I doubt that’s an issue in his pick.

Wants it too much, doesn’t have a long track record. What did he say on January 7th? I, personally, don’t trust him right now.

“That’s a very honest answer.”

Most politicians frequently lie about all kinds of stuff to make themselves look good.
“Would be be disappointed if you’re not picked?”.
“Of course not. I stand ready to do anything to help President Trump and the party ... blah blah blah”.

Here comes JD and says - “yeah I’d be disappointed”. Whoah.
He actually tells the truth and let’s it hang out there ... like Trump does. Who’d thunk?

I love my soon to be Governor Sanders... I hope she remains Governor to be honest.

Lol that would be fun to watch.

Will he return to his Never Trumper roots if passed over?

Not likely, at least not anytime soon. Even Mitch McConnell has seemingly buried the hatchet now. The number of Republicans opposing Trump that are currently in office has been pretty much reduced to Mitt Romney, and that’s it.

Most of the picks I’ve heard seem to have good qualities and good reasons to select them. Ben Carson is probably the only one who I’d trust not to stab Trump in the back in the end.
Rubio, Scott, Vance and Vivek seem like fair weather friends. Not sure about Burgum...what was he saying on Jan 7?

Sounds like he just described a normal human reaction when not getting what you would like to have.

I agree. Most of them would probably say something similar if not chosen.

bills Vance sponsored in the Senate:

https://www.congress.gov/member/j-vance/V000137?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D

1. S.4516 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
A bill to ensure equal protection of the law, to prevent racism in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 06/12/2024) Cosponsors: (9)

3. S.4295 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Encampments or Endowments Act

4. S.4232 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Fixing Administrations Unethical Corrupt Influence Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 05/01/2024)

5. S.4122 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2024
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 04/15/2024)

6. S.4045 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2024
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/21/2024)

7. S.3978 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
College Employment Accountability Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/19/2024) Cosponsors: (4)

8. S.3962 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Enhanced End-Use Monitoring Accountability Act of 2024
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/14/2024) Cosponsors: (0)

9. S.3945 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
A bill to restrict the Chinese Government from accessing United States capital markets and exchanges if it fails to comply with international laws relating to finance, trade, and commerce.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/14/2024) Cosponsors: (0)

10. S.3944 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
William S. Knudsen Defense Remobilization Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/14/2024) Cosponsors: (4)

11. S.3915 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/12/2024) Cosponsors: (1)

12. S.3903 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Ukraine Aid Transparency Act of 2024
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/11/2024) Cosponsors: (1)

13. S.3668 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
State Border Security Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 01/25/2024) Cosponsors: (0)

“(c) Prohibition Against Removing Protective Fencing.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee or agent of the Federal Government may execute or enforce any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act by dismantling, removing, destroying, or tampering with concertina wire, razor wire, barbed wire, or other protective fencing erected by a State government within 25 miles of the international border between the United States and Mexico.

“(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition described in paragraph (1) shall not apply in situations where the Federal Government demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the fencing referred to in such paragraph was erected by a State government with the intention of facilitating illegal immigration rather than deterring illegal immigration.

“(3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief in an appropriate Federal district court to order any State that has erected protective fencing intended to facilitate illegal immigration to remove such fencing by meeting the evidentiary standard described in paragraph (2).”.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3668/text?s=2&r=13

14. S.3638 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Dependent Controlled Substance Transparency Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 01/23/2024)

To allow health plan policyholders to obtain information about controlled substances prescribed to adult children enrolled in such plan.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3638/text?s=2&r=14

15. S.3516 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)

A bill to impose a fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 12/14/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

16. S.3514 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax on net investment income of certain private colleges and universities.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 12/14/2023)

17. S.3507 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the “Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building”.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 12/13/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

18. S.3483 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Consequences for Climate Vandals Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 12/13/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

19. S.3396 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
College Admissions Accountability Act of 2023
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 12/05/2023) Cosponsors: (5)

20. S.3048 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 10/17/2023) Cosponsors: (3)

21. S.3011 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Passport Sanity Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 10/04/2023) Cosponsors: (2)

22. S.2962 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Drive American Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 09/28/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

23. S.2856 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 09/20/2023) Cosponsors: (5)

24. S.2738 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Freedom to Breathe Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 09/07/2023) Cosponsors: (12)

25. S.2656 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Timely Departure Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/27/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

26. S.2497 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Bank Failure Prevention Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/26/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

27. S.2403 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Payroll Account Guarantee Act of 2023
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/20/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

28. S.2374 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
No Obamacare for Illegal Aliens Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/19/2023) Cosponsors: (3)

29. S.2357 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/18/2023) Cosponsors: (2)

30. S.2335 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Financial Regulatory Accountability Act of 2023
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/18/2023) Cosponsors: (3)

31. S.2255 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the meaning of the term “aggregate value” for purposes of the Presidential drawdown authority.
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 07/12/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

32. S.1670 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 05/18/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

33. S.1632 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2023
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 05/17/2023) Cosponsors: (5)

34. S.1109 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)
English Language Unity Act of 2023
Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/30/2023) Cosponsors: (2)

English Language Unity Act of 2023

This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. It establishes a framework for implementation and enforcement, including by testing English as part of the naturalization process.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1109?s=2&r=34

Passport Sanity Act

This bill prohibits the Department of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad with an unspecified (X) gender designation. The State Department must also ensure that applications for such documents include only male and female gender designations.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3011?s=2&r=21

Remittance Transfer Fee.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—If the designated recipient of a remittance transfer is located outside of the United States, a remittance transfer provider shall collect from the sender of such remittance transfer a remittance transfer fee equal to 10 percent of the United States dollar amount to be transferred.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3516/text?s=2&r=15

Timely Departure Act

This bill requires certain nonimmigrants to secure a visa with a bond.

Under the bill, an applicant for a covered visa category must provide a bond (or cash payment) of at least $5,000 and no more than $15,000 according to rules to be established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Covered visa categories include those for visitors for business or pleasure and exclude those for foreign government officials and crime victims. The bill also specifies that a nonimmigrant seeking asylum or withholding of removal while present in the United States must apply for asylum or withholding of removal by the expiration date on their visa to remain eligible for asylum or withholding of removal.

The bill provides that a covered nonimmigrant who overstays the term of their visa forfeits the full bond, is subject to removal, and is ineligible for any lawful immigration status (including adjustment of status) for at least 4 years and up to 12 years. Forfeited amounts may be used solely for detention facilities for non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) and international transportation for non-U.S. nationals ordered removed from the United States.

The bill specifies that DHS, in implementing this bill, may only issue rules regarding (1) the collection and retention of bonds and cash payments, (2) the notification of the Attorney General regarding a nonimmigrant’s failure to timely depart, and (3) preventing the circumvention of the bond requirement.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2656?s=2&r=25

To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4333/text?s=2&r=2

SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF LOANS TO PARENTS.

(a) In General.—Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(d)) is amended by inserting “or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months,” after “dies,”.