Vance’s past anti-Trump comments could sway on-the-fence Americans to vote red: Sen. Johnson

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said JD Vance's previous anti-Trump rhetoric could sway on-the-fence voters to support the Trump-Vance ticket come November.

Sen. Ron Johnson speaks to Fox News Digital during RNC.  (Fox News Digital )

Vance has taken the previous comments head-on during interviews with the media, including during an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier last month. 

"Look, I was wrong about Donald Trump," Vance said. "I didn’t think he was gonna be a good president, Bret. He was a great president. And it’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to make sure he gets a second term."

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Trump's pick for Vice President, U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) arrives on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Trump announced Vance as his running mate on Monday, which marked the start of the Republican National Convention. 

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump's announcement comes on the heels of an assassination attempt on his life Saturday evening in Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of losing his life when a shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at him, hitting him in the ear. The Secret Service subsequently shot and killed Crooks.

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