JD Vance spilled what Trump said on the phone when he asked him to be his running mate

• JD Vance described the conversation he had when Donald Trump picked him as his running mate.
• He said he was wowed by Trump asking to speak with his son, who was being noisy in the background.
• Vance attempted to explain his 2016 comments saying Trump could be "America's Hitler."

Sen. JD Vance has described the conversation he had with former President Donald Trump when he was picked as his vice-presidential nominee.

Trump announced on Monday that he had chosen the 39-year-old Ohioan as his running mate. Vance was considered the most MAGA-friendly candidate for the role.

Speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity in an interview at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Vance said the former president told him: "We've got to go save this country."

Vance went on to describe the conversation, calling Trump "the president" in the process.

"I hope I'm not betraying too many confidences here, but when the president called me today to actually formally offer me to become the vice-presidential nominee — which just sounds crazy — my son, my 7-year-old son, was sort of making noise in the background. I was getting so embarrassed," he said.

But, he added, Trump "actually has me put my 7-year-old son on the phone."

He marveled at Trump taking the time to do this after "everything that's happened" and said: "It's a moment I'll never forget."

Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

At the RNC, he wore a bandage on his right ear, where a bullet clipped him.

Vance paraphrased his conversation with Trump further, telling Hannity that Trump said Vance would be helpful in Midwestern states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan.

He also reminded Vance of his endorsement of the Ohioan's Senate bid in 2022, Vance said.

"I would not have won that race without Donald Trump's endorsement," Vance added.

In the interview, Hannity questioned Vance on his evolution from "never-Trumper" to MAGA heir apparent.

Two years ago, days after Trump endorsed Vance for the Senate, a 2016 message that Vance sent to an old college friend emerged. In it, he said that Trump could end up being "America's Hitler."

The message also said Trump might be "a cynical asshole like Nixon."

Since then, Vance has become a staunch Trump ally, backing some of the most extreme consequences of the Trump presidency — such as the curtailing of abortion rights and the spread of baseless doubts about the outcome of the 2020 election.

Speaking with Hannity, Vance said that he doesn't hide from his past comments.

"I was certainly skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016, but President Trump was a great president, and he changed my mind," Vance said, adding that he had "bought into the media's lies and distortions."

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