MIDDLETOWN, Ohio—More than two decades after walking the halls of Middletown High School, the 39-year-old freshman senator returned to his alma mater to deliver his first solo speech as former President Donald Trump’s running mate.
Almost 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Mr. Vance chastised the current president for leaving the race and criticized Democrats for supporting him for so long.
“This is not OK, ladies and gentlemen,” Mr. Vance said. “If you want to run for president, you’ve got to make your case to voters. [Trump] faced some good competition, and he made his case to voters.”…