The naming of Ohio GOP Sen. J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate will be popular among members of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Matt Schlapp told Newsmax on Tuesday.

“As far as the CPAC community is concerned, J.D. Vance was elected the most popular or the most supported senator in our most recent conference in February,” Schlapp, chair of CPAC and the American Conservative Union, told “The Chris Salcedo Show.” “He is like their guy, and he’s been standing up for all the issues they care about.”

Schlapp, speaking from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, said he noticed the mainstream media is trying to play up differences Vance once had with Trump since Vance was named the former president’s running mate.

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