MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance’s hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments. But others feel lingering embarrassment over how he portrayed Middletown in his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy” or trepidation about Donald Trump’s second White House term, or both. The city council was criticized for being slow to acknowledge Vance’s election. The council has since posted a congratulatory note on its website and will feature him in the city’s next monthly newsletter. Seven signs will go up at the city’s entrances sometime after Vance and Trump are inaugurated on Monday in Washington.
