The reason J.D. Vance has a chance to become vice-president of the United States is that, unlike Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s running mate on his two previous campaigns, he’s willing to repeat Trump’s false claim to have won the 2020 election. His support for the Big Lie is the essential act that has thrust him into his upward trajectory.

J.D. Vance (R-OH) hoped Donald Trump would lose his 2016 election to former Secretary of State Hillary, according to a Democratic political strategist. Cliff Schecter on Friday shared an audio clip from NPR radio show "To the Point" with Warren Olney of the former president's current running mate sharing his views on MAGA supporters in 2016.

The question has followed Vance in the final weeks of the election after he refused to answer it in the vice-presidential debate.