Ever since Donald Trump picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate two weeks ago, more than a few Republicans have wondered aloud if it was a mistake.
Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy describes growing up in poverty in a dysfunctional family ripped apart by opioid addiction. Since then he’s gone from Appalachia to Yale Law School to a San Francisco venture capital firm to the U.S. Senate and Republican ticket.
Politico’s Ian Ward had many conversations with Vance before he became Trump’s running mate and he talks with Scott and Marisa about how Vance transformed from Never Trumper to MAGA warrior.