US President Donald Trump and vice-president J.D. Vance (right) both had threats made against them by a 67-year-old sharing the same initials and surname as Mr Vance.PHOTO: DOUG MILLS/NYTIMES

J.D. Vance, not that one, gets 2 years’ jail for threatening the US vice-president

· The Straits Times

Their initials match. So do their surnames.

One is a heartbeat from the presidency, and the other, J.D. Vance, was sentenced on Nov 17 to two years in prison in connection with threats made against the US vice-president and President Donald Trump on social media.