First Posted: Jul 05, 2021 11:20 PM EDT
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"Hillbilly Elegy" author J.D. Vance had backed away from his tweets criticizing former President Donald Trump amid his Ohio Senate bid.
J.D. Vance announced his candidacy last week as Ohio Senator Rob Portman is set to retire, Business Insider report. The best-selling author now faces his first controversy after Andrew Kaczynski of CNN retrieved several of Vance's tweets criticizing Trump.
The "Hillbilly Elegy" author addressed the tweets during an interview with Fox News' Alicia Acuna on Monday, July 5, saying he regrets his former stance.