THE number 2 in the presidential campaign in the United StatesJD Vance, Republican senator from Ohio, candidate of Donald Trump, and Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, Kamala Harris candidateclashed early Wednesday morning during the CBS vice presidential debate, hosted by Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell. His work was closely followed after ABC moderators’ treatment of Trump during the September 10 presidential debate, during which they corrected the Republican in various ways. In contrast, ABC moderators, whose CEO, Almin Karamehmedovic, is a friend of Barack Obama, did not correct Kamala Harris once. Norah O’Donnell, whose husband is a friend of Michelle Obama, played a more discreet role during the debate. There was a point where the microphones were cut off to silence both candidates.
Vance won the debate over Walz: articulate, confident and accessible, he presented Republican policies convincingly and with ease. During the pThe first half of the vice presidential debate made it clear why Donald Trump chose him as his partner ticket of these presidential elections. The Ohio senator starred in one of the best debates by a Republican presidential or vice-presidential candidate in recent times. He defended Trump’s record with great effectiveness and presented Republican economic policies.security and immigration. Vance had a clear goal: to attract the attention of independent voters and women. He even acknowledged that his party needs to work more on abortion policies, with some comments referencing the vote of women, who support Kamala Harris in a higher percentage than Trump.
He The Ohio senator introduced himself in the first minutes. He remembers his working-class origins and his personal history. But above all, it was effective in reminding viewers of the country’s good economic times under the Trump administration. He also highlighted the relative calm in foreign policy.
Tim Walz came across as an affable and well-meaning man. But less prepared than Vance. He even agreed with the Ohio senator at times and criticized Trump in a way that was messier than the arguments Vance made against Kamala Harris.
Key moments between Vance and Walz
- “I’m a fool.” When Walz tries to justify his lie that he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.
- Vance calls out the moderators for breaking the rules and corrects him during the debate.
- “I’m a friend of the school shooters.” Walz becomes nervous when he begins to explain his position on assault rifles.
- Vance explains his mistake by calling Trump “America’s Hitler.”
- Walz complains that Trump only built 2% of the border wall with Mexico.
Iran in the debate
The first question was about Iranwho had attacked Israel a few hours earlier. Waltz, trembling, He got off to a rocky start to the debate, stopping and barely getting his words out when he tried to talk about the need for “strong leadership” from the White House.. Instead of answering the question, Walz attacked Trump: “The bottom line here is that strong leadership will matter. It’s clear, and the world saw it on the debate stage a few weeks ago. “An almost 80-year-old Donald Trump talking about crowd sizes is not what we need right now.”
Vance, in his first response, defended Trump, saying Trump “has ensured the stability of the world, and he has done so by establishing effective deterrence.”. “People were afraid to go too far,” Vance said. “Donald Trump recognized that for people to fear the United States, there had to be peace through force. “They had to recognize that if they stepped out of line, American global leadership would bring stability and peace to the world.”
