Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced that he has picked Ohio Senator J D Vance as his running mate for the November general elections in the US.
Vance, 39, is married to Indian American Usha Chilukuri Vance, who traces her origins to Andhra Pradesh.
“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network on Monday.