KEVIN ROBERTS (HERITAGE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT): JD is one of the most authentic people I've ever met. He may be — he is one of the most authentic elected officials I've ever met. We've become very good friends because we had similar upbringings. Tens of millions of Americans had hard childhoods. And I, I think therefore he personifies the moment we're in in America, which is that a majority of Americans, lamentably, as we sit here talking, Rich, don't believe the American dream is possible tomorrow. JD Vance's life proves that it is. It doesn't matter if you're white, if you're Black, if you're Asian American, Hispanic.

His being on the ticket isn't even so much about policy, as it is President Trump saying, that's the future of the country, what we're gonna do as a Trump-Vance administration is give American people hope again. Actually, that's very connected to the aims of Project 2025. So both as a friend of Senator Vance and as someone who admires his policies, I couldn't be happier.

During a July 19, appearance on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Roberts also said of Vance: “The left is apoplectic because Trump remains popular, his vice presidential pick is terrific, a great friend of mine and Heritage.”

KEVIN ROBERTS (HERITAGE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT): This is the key point: The left is apoplectic because Trump remains popular, his vice presidential pick is terrific, a great friend of mine and Heritage. But most importantly, this is the thing guys, as y'all talk about every day. America knows that we've got one more chance to restore the American dream. What the radical left is saying is the exact opposite, and they're ready to be part of this change, which is why when they go to Project 2025 and learn about it, they say, what’s in here to hate? This is what I believe.