JD Vance vows to 'never stop fighting' for the American people following election win

Vice President-elect JD Vance announced Wednesday that he will “never stop fighting” for the American people following his election victory over President-elect Donald Trump.

In a post on X, the Ohio senator thanked his wife for “making this happen” and “President Donald J. Trump, for giving me such an opportunity to serve our country at this level.

“And to the American people, for their trust. I will never stop fighting for ALL of you,” Vance added.

Vance said this morning during Trump's victory speech in Palm Beach, Florida, that “I think we've just seen the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America.

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“After the biggest political comeback in American history, we will lead the biggest economic comeback in American history under the leadership of Donald Trump,” he said.

Trump, addressing Vance, said, “I want to be the first to congratulate our greatest – now I can say – Vice President-elect of the United States, JD Vance.”

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Trump greets Vance at an election night viewing party in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Evan Vucci)

“He turned out to be a good decision. I took a little heat at first, but he was like that, I knew the brain was good. About as good as it gets,” added Trump.

With Vance poised to run for vice president next year, Ohioans will need someone to fill his Senate seat.

Vance calls Trump's re-election the “greatest political comeback” in American history. (AP/Alex Brandon)

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Initially, the governor of Ohio will contact someone to fill the vacancy created by Vance leaving the seat. Later, there will be a special election to fill Vance's remaining Senate term, according to Ohio law.

Fox News' Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.