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Believe it or not, JD Vance actually had a whole life before becoming Donald Trump's vice president. The former Ohio senator endured a rough childhood, which JD documented in detail in his bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis." Following the events of 9/11, JD Vance joined the military , completed law school at Yale, married wife Usha Vance, and became the father of the couple's three children.

Politics is not for the faint of heart. No matter which causes you support or oppose, people won't like you, and they'll be super vocal about it, both online and IRL. Before entering politics, JD used to be able to go places without being bombarded by protesters. Now, not even a family holiday

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