 Vance is a first-term senator who rose to fame after the publication of his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. The former president has just arrived at the Republican National Convention. I saw him moments ago wearing a dark suit, a red tie, and you could see his ear was bandaged where he had been shot the other day in an assassination attempt. One of the speakers tonight, Virginia Governor Greg Youngkin. Tonight, America, the land of opportunity, just doesn't feel like that anymore.