JD Vance vows to become vice president who ‘never forgets’ homegrown roots

Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance at the Republican National Convention (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

JD Vance has introduced himself to the world after being chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in November’s US election.

In his speech to the Republican National Convention (RNC), Mr Vance shared his story of growing up poor in Kentucky and Ohio, his mother addicted to drugs and his father absent.