Trump endorses Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance in Ohio Republican primaries
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5Y7SK)
State party members had reportedly called on the ex-president to not back any candidate, pointing to Vance's past statements
Donald Trump has picked a side in the contentious Republican primary for US Senate in Ohio, backing JD Vance, the bestselling author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
In doing so on Friday, the former president chose to forgive Vance's previous opposition to him and caustic comments about Trump.
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