J.D. Vance was 'living in squalor 20 years ago,' and now he's Trump VP's pick: Corey Lewandowski praises the Senator's rise from 'Hillbilly' to running mate... and the 'humbled' aftermath of Trump's shooting

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By Morgan Phillips, Congress Reporter For Dailymail.Com In Milwaukee, Wi

Published: 19:23 EDT, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 19:27 EDT, 17 July 2024

Former Trump run head Corey Lewandowski said that J.D. Vance needs to usage his reside coming to waste his compelling individual communicative to voters. 

'I deliberation astir group don't cognize him to beryllium very honest,' Lewandowski told DailyMail.com. 

'He's an American occurrence communicative grew up successful abject poverty,' nan governmental operative went on. 'Twenty years ago, this feline was surviving successful squalor.' 

Vance grew up mediocre successful Ohio. His mother suffered from supplier addiction and he was raised mostly by his maternal grandparents. 

He graduated precocious schoolhouse to go a U.S. Marine for 4 years, earlier getting an undergraduate grade astatine Ohio State University and a rule grade astatine Yale. 

Former Trump run head Corey Lewandowski said that J.D. Vance needs to usage his reside coming to waste his compelling individual communicative to voters

In 2016, 3 years aft graduating rule school, he wrote nan memoir that put him connected nan map, Hillbilly Elegy. 

Now 39, he is simply a legislator from Ohio and Trump's vice statesmanlike pick. 

'Only successful this awesome state tin you do that. And truthful I deliberation what you're going to perceive is his occurrence story,' Lewandowski went on. 

'And I dream that he articulates that nether a Trump Vance administration, complete nan adjacent 4 years, much group will beryllium capable to execute nan American dream.'

Now 2 Ivy League-educated populist Republicans - pinch Trump and his University of Pennsylvania grade - will look disconnected against 2 non-Ivy Democrats. 

In 2016, 3 years aft graduating rule school, he wrote nan memoir that put him connected nan map, Hillbilly Elegy.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn agreed that Vance's rags-to-riches communicative would thief waste nan American dream. 

'I deliberation J.D. has 1 of nan astir intriguing life stories of immoderate senator,' nan Tennessee Republican told DailyMail.com. 'He is conscionable astir a cleanable nominee.' 

She said Vance would bring a 'younger, much libertarian' type of elector into nan Republican Party. 

Vance has been staunchly against Ukraine assistance since nan commencement of nan warfare and argues nan U.S. needs to firmly refocus its defense attraction connected East Asia. 

Other much centrist senators were little enthusiastic astir Vance arsenic a Trump's prime - though they avoided outright criticism.  

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said he was 'pulling' for North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and not J.D. Vance.

But his action brings 'younger voters' to nan GOP Party, which is an plus moving forward.

Cramer called Vance an 'honest intelligence populist,' pinch a smile. 'He'll beryllium a good moving mate, and make a good vice president, and president if necessary.'

'I deliberation astir group don't cognize him to beryllium very honest,' Lewandowski told DailyMail.com

Vance is simply a vastly different prime than who Trump chose nether Lewandowski successful 2016 successful erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence. Pence placed a overmuch higher privilege connected world alliances and supporting Ukraine. 

'Vance intends that we're ne'er going to fto Americans beryllium forgotten. That we're ever going to advocator for mean Americans and make judge that they person a bully opportunity present successful this country,' Bernie Moreno, Ohio Republican Senate candidate, told DailyMail.com. 

'We're not going to vessel our jobs overseas. We're not going to conflict different countries wars. We're not going to rip disconnected American taxpayers for their ain individual benefit. I deliberation it solidifies nan statement of this is nan statement of a caller procreation of American leaders.'

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