 I'm describing himself as a never Trump guy. He now says the Trump presidential years changed his outlook. The novel Hillbilly Elegy made into a movie is about Vance's life and served to introduce Vance to the Trump family. Knowing Vance grew up just down the road in Middletown, News Center 7's Taylor Robertson spent some time yesterday talking with people in Vance's hometown, getting their thoughts on his selection.