JD Vance calls himself "working-class boy", says Trump's policies would include voters who have been left behind

By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington, DC [US], July 18 : Former President Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, after accepting his vice presidential nomination, called himself a "working-class boy" and said that Donald Trump's policies will take along the voters, who have been left behind.
Sen JD Vance (R-Ohio) officially accepted his vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.
The 39 year old lawmaker, during his acceptance speech, called on Americans to send Trump back to the White House and introduced himself to voters across the country.
Talking about his journey from "poverty to the vice presidential nomination," he described himself as a "working-class boy," and said that Donald Trump's policies will have left behind voters.
"I pledge to every American, no matter your party, that I will give everything I have to serve you and to make this country a place where every dream you have for yourself, your family and your country will be possible," Vance said.
Vance's speech portrayed "Trump as America's last best hope--to restore what is lost--which, if lost, may never be found, again."
"From Iraq to Afghanistan, from the financial crisis to the Great Recession, from open borders to strengthening wages, the people who govern this country have failed and failed again," Vance said.
Usha Vance, JD's wife, also the daughter of Indian immigrants, introduced her husband ahead of his wife's presidential nominee acceptance speech and said she was initially at a "loss of words."
Acknowledging their different backgrounds, for the first time many Americans had a glimpse of the woman who could potentially become the Second Lady of the United States of America.
"Although he's a meat and potatoes kind of guy, he accepted my vegetarian diet and learned to cook food for my mother, Indian food!," she said.
Emphasising this Vance will make a great Vice President of the United States, US said, "It's hard to imagine a more powerful example of the American dream, a boy from Middletown, Ohio, raised by his grandmother through tough times, chosen to help lead our country through some of its greatest challenges."
She further called him the most interesting guy and said that he was a working class guy who had overcome childhood traumas.
"He was then, as now, the most interesting person I knew -- a working-class guy who had overcome childhood traumas that I could barely fathom to end up at Yale Law School, a tough marine who had served in Iraq, but whose idea of a good time was playing with puppies...," she said.
I was at a loss. It occurred to me that there was only one thing to do: to explain, from the heart, why I love and admire J.D., why I stand here beside him today, and why he will make a great Vice President of the United States," she added.
During the third day of the ongoing Republican National Convention, Republicans spent Wednesday telling voters about their vision for America on the world stage.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr called his father 'Trump Tough' in the wake of the attempted assassination of the former president on Saturday morning.
"I have never been prouder of my father than I was in that moment," the former president's oldest son said, describing the moment his father stood up and said "fight" when a bullet grazed his ear.
"That's when the world found out that there is rough and then there's Trump tough and the good news is that America is Trump tough," junior Trump said.
Kai Trump, a year old, shared talking about her relationship with her grandfather. "Even when he was going through all these court cases, he always asked me about how I was doing." Kai said.
Apart from the prominent Republican faces, some family members of service members killed in the 2021. US evacuation from Afghanistan condemned President Joe Biden's Afghanistan policy and and said that the present President has not been "transparent about his failures."
"Despite our pleas for answers and accountability, they have pushed us away and tried to silence us," Alyssa Lopez told the audience.
The night also witnessed address by the parents of American-Israeli Oner Neutra, an emotional plea for their son, who is being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, leading the crowd in hopes of "bringing them home.
"Imagine over nine months, not knowing whether your son is alive - waking up every morning- thinking is he still alive- waking up every morning and that he is strong and is surviving," Orna Neutra said.