What J.D. Vance really believes

Then-US Senate candidate J.D. Vance speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel on November 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. | Andrew Spear/Getty Images

I met Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump’s new choice for vice president, in the summer of 2022. I was covering a conservative conference in Israel, and Vance was the surprise VIP attraction. We chatted for a bit about the connections between right-wing movements across the world, and what American conservatives could learn from foreign peers.