JD Vance backed this startup: 'We had to work in 128-degree heat'

A JD Vance-backed startup is under the heat as former employees of the company have come out in the open complaining about the appalling working condition. The startup -- AppHarvest -- was an indoor farming hub to grow fruits and vegetables. JD Vance was a board member, an early investor and advocated for the app claiming that it was making a big difference in the world. CNN investigation found out that the working condition was terrible with the temperature reaching triple digit and the workers toiling.