Trump picks Senator Vance as VP nominee (Lead)

Washington, July 16 (IANS) Former US President and the putative Republican nominee for the White House, Donald Trump, has named J.D. Vance, a first-time senator from Ohio as his nominee for Vice President.At 39 years of age, Vance is 40 years younger than Trump and brings to the ticket experience in the US military. He is a former venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy”, an autobiography about growing up in a working-class American that first brought him to the national attention. He is new to