 Scott was a finalist to be the former president's running mate. Instead, he picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, a man who once called Trump an idiot. J.D. Vance hasn't always been a fan of former President Trump, at one time describing himself as a never Trump guy. He now says the Trump presidential years changed his outlook. The novel Hillbilly Elegy made into a movie is about Vance's life and served to introduce Vance to the Trump family. The former president's endorsement helped Vance