J.D. Vance Describes The Moment Trump Asked Him To Be VP Running Mate

 Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance revealed that former President Donald Trump took time to talk with Vance’s seven-year-old son while offering the senator the role of vice president.

Vance talked to Fox News host Sean Hannity on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about receiving Trump’s phone call on Monday evening.

“I hope I’m not betraying too many confidences here, but when the president called me today to actually formally offer me to become, you know, the vice presidential nominee – which sounds crazy – my seven-year-old son was kind of making noise in the background,” Vance told Hannity about the call. “You know, I’m getting so embarrassed, I’m like, ‘Oh my God, Donald Trump is asking me to be his vice president.”

“But then [Trump] actually has me put my seven-year-old son on the phone. If you think about this, everything that’s happened, the guy just got shot at a couple of days ago, and he takes the time to talk to my seven-year-old. It’s a moment I’ll never forget,” Vance said.

Trump picked Vance because the Ohio senator was best suited to help the former president “save this country,” Vance said, relaying Trump’s sentiments on the phone call.

“You can help me govern. You can help me win. You can help me in some of these midwestern states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and so forth,” Vance said.

“He said rightfully that we have been very, very close for a long time, but especially since I endorsed you in 2022, and I would not have won that race without Donald Trump’s endorsement, and the president’s trust then and his partnership since then has been something I value a great deal,” Vance added.

After Trump personally asked Vance to be his vice presidential running mate over the phone, the former president announced his choice on social media.

“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 said, adding that Vance “will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand with our Troops, and will do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”