Trump’s Vance Pick Is a Warning That M&A Won’t Get an Easy Pass
- JD Vance’s views on antitrust run counter to traditional GOP
- Vance has praised FTC’s Khan, voiced skepticism of Wall Street
JD Vance and Donald Trump during a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 20.
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Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate may signal that a second term could be far less business friendly than corporate dealmakers had hoped.
The Ohio Senator — whom Trump chose as his vice presidential nominee last week — has opinions on antitrust regulation that run counter to the traditional light-touch Republican approach that is championed by groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.