JD Vance to hold rally in Middletown today: How to follow our coverage

 Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, arrives at a campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., July 20, 2024. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, arrives at a campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., July 20, 2024. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Vice presidential candidate and Middletown native JD Vance will hold a rally today at his alma mater, Middletown High School.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m., and Vance is scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m.

Vance, a senator from Ohio, made his first post-Republican National Convention appearance on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This will be his first standalone rally. It comes one day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, which brings uncertainty about whom the Trump ticket will be running against.

Shirts promoting former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, a Middletown High School graduate, are for sale now at tent sites in Middletown. This image was taken Thursday, July 18, 2024, after Vance delivered his acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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How to follow our coverage

We’ll have stories, interviews, photos and videos of the rally all day.

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• What you can expect from us: Stories on the atmosphere and the speech, reaction to the speech, photo galleries of the scene and video interviews throughout he day.

More on Vance

We’ve covered multiple facets of Vance, his life and his political outlook in the past week since he was name as the vice presidential candidate.

How Middletown is reacting

How Vance rose from author to VP pick

Vance’s family: This ‘feels surreal’

What happens to his Senate seat if the Trump ticket wins?

Ohio’s back in the presidential election spotlight

Other famous faces from Middletown

Today’s rally site

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