 A Marine veteran who served in Iraq and a Yale Law School graduate, Vance rose to fame in 2016 after publishing his best-selling memoir titled Hillbilly Elegy. But back in 2016, during Trump's first presidential campaign, Vance was far from the staunch ally he is now. I'm a never-Trump guy. I never liked him. President Biden dismissing Trump's choices, he headed back on the campaign trail. He's a clone of Trump on the issue.