Once Donald Trump announced his choice of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate Monday afternoon, delegates to the Republican National Convention responded immediately — almost all of them with approval, but some questioning his views on abortion and Ukraine.

“A great choice — wonderful,” Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R.-Pa., told Newsmax. The Lancaster County lawmaker specifically pointed to Vance’s hard-scrabble background brought to life in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy” and said the vice-presidential candidate would “speak to people in hollowed-out communities throughout America.”

Smucker’s view of Vance was seconded by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who said, “President Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance means he has a running mate who is consistent with the former president’s vision of America. He will help President Trump carry states with strong blue-collar votes such as Michigan and Pennsylvania and, of course, Ohio.”

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