Instead,Trump has chosen Ohio Senator J.D.

Vance, a bit of a left-field pick, for vice president.

However, Vance hasn’t always been the most ardent of Trump supporters.

Donald Trump standing by J.D. Vance

And the internet has the receipts.

The “Hillbilly Elegy” author went so far as to compare Trump to Hitler.

It has some of what appear to be Vance’s candid thoughts about Trump.

J.D. Vance smiling

In the message, he called Trump “the fruit of the party’s collective neglect.”

Vance changed his tune on Donald Trump

J.D.

Vance continuned to speak out against Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 election.

“I’m a Never Trump guy.

I never liked him,” he said (perCharlie Rose).