More extreme than his boss

Suddenly a friend: what makes Trump’s vice president J.D. Vance tick

Not too long ago he called him a "cynical asshole" and "obnoxious," now J.D. Vance is set to be Donald Trump's vice president.(Bild: AP/Evan Vucci)

J.D. Vance is set to become Donald Trump's vice president of the USA if he wins the election. He once compared Trump to Hitler, but now often has more extreme views than his boss. And there is a self-serving reason why the turncoat has recently been presenting himself as a loyal subordinate.

"He's obnoxious", a "cynical asshole" and "you'd be an idiot if you voted for him". These insults about Donald Trump are not coming from one of his political opponents. They are earlier statements by J.D. Vance - the ex-president's newly appointed running mate. Before he mutated into Trump's biggest cheerleader, the former bestselling author and newly appointed senator from Ohio was a fierce opponent of his new boss.