 New Bern, North Carolina. NCN News. I'm Bruce Farrell. Donald Trump selecting Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate. Vance swept to national prominence with his best-selling memoir, Hibbley Elegy, later made into a movie. Vance was a vocal opponent of Trump in 2016, but says he changed his position after seeing Trump's performance in office. North Carolina Lieutenant Governor and GOP Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson,