“富豪”总统候选人和他的“草根”副手：特朗普“80后”竞选搭档公布|Trump_新浪财经

This combination of pictures shows former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024 and U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, Republican of Ohio, in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. /CFP

当地时间7月15日，美国前总统特朗普在威斯康星州密尔沃基的共和党全国代表大会上宣布俄亥俄州联邦参议员詹姆斯·戴维·万斯（J.D. Vance）将作为其副总统候选人参加2024年的总统大选。

万斯1984年8月2日出生于俄亥俄州米德尔敦的一个工人家庭，成长在被称为“铁锈地带”——那些经历繁荣后走向衰落的老工业基地——的万斯童年经历坎坷。高中毕业后，万斯加入了美国海军陆战队，并在退伍后成为了一名作家和风险投资家。

基于他在米德尔敦的成长经历，万斯曾于2016年出版了一本回忆录《乡下人的悲歌》，目前总销量至少160万本。在这本书中，万斯回忆了美国肯塔基州东部阿巴拉契亚地区的民众从支持民主党到支持共和党的转变，并分享了他的家庭生活及其家乡面临的社会和经济问题，引发了美国工人阶级的广泛共鸣。

Donald Trump has chosen 39-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president to run again for the White House on Monday.

"After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio," Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social.

Vance, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022 and sworn into office in January 2023, was a fierce Trump critic in 2016 but has since become an ally of the former president.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday dismissed Trump's pick as a "clone." "A clone of Trump on the issues," Biden told reporters before flying to Nevada when asked about the Ohio senator. "I don't see any difference."

Trump, who survived an attempted assassination two days ago, garnered a majority of votes from delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He reached the required threshold with votes from Florida, which were announced by his son Eric Trump.

Trump will lead the Republican Party through a third consecutive election, following his victory against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and his defeat to Biden in 2020.