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FILE – J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” holds his book as he speaks with supporters after a rally on July 1, 2021, in Middletown, Ohio, where he announced he was joining the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat. Sen. Vance, R-Ohio, sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance is now one of Trump’s fiercest allies and defenders. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
FILE – J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” holds his book as he speaks with supporters after a rally on July 1, 2021, in Middletown, Ohio, where he announced he was joining the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat. Sen. Vance, R-Ohio, sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance is now one of Trump’s fiercest allies and defenders. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
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