JD Vance notes ‘big tent’ in GOP, appeals for unity as he accepts VP nomination

MILWAUKEE — JD Vance issues a call for unity in his speech at the Republican National Convention in which he accepts his party’s nomination to be its nominee for vice president.

“I want to respond to [former president Donald Trump’s] call for unity myself. We have a big tent in this party on everything from national security to economic policy, but my message to you my fellow Republicans is we love this country and we are united to win,” he says.

The message appears aimed at calming those in the party, including pro-Israel members, who have expressed concern over Vance’s more isolationist foreign policy views.

“I think our disagreements actually make us stronger. That’s what I’ve learned in my time in the United States Senate where sometimes I persuade my colleagues and sometimes they persuade me,” he continues.

“My message to my fellow Americans — those watching from across the country is [that you] should be governed by a party that is unafraid to debate ideas and come to the best solution. That’s the Republican Party of the next four years — united in our love in this country and committed to free speech and the open exchange of ideas,” Vance says.