JD Vance is running in the Republican primary in Ohio to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who is not running for reelection. Vance is the author of the famed “Hillbilly Elegy” book. Now, one of 45th President Donald Trump’s former top advisors, Robert O’Brien, has endorsed Vance in his run for U.S. Senate.
The Hill reports:
“From dismantling the Big Tech alliance that is increasingly selling out to the Chinese Communist Party, to bringing back manufacturing jobs to America’s working class, JD will fight to reverse American decline. Conservatives and Trump supporters across Ohio have a champion in JD Vance, and I believe he is the best choice to serve as the next United States Senator from the Buckeye State,” O’Brien said.
The endorsement is a boon for Vance, who first burst onto the scene in 2016 with his book detailing his upbringing in Appalachian Ohio and he touted as insights into the voters who still live there….The primary has largely revolved around the five contenders’ support for Trump, who is looming large in the Buckeye State and Senate races across the country.
The support from O’Brien could bolster Vance’s pro-Trump bona fides. Kellyanne Conway, a senior counselor in the Trump administration, is advising businessman Bernie Moreno, and Vance has had to distance himself from past comments criticizing Trump.
O’Brien served as Trump’s fourth national security advisor from September 2019 until the end of the administration in January.
