NEW YORK — CBS News reports Minnesota Governor Tim Walz decides to speak out after Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sparred with one of the immigration moderators during Tuesday's vice presidential debate. Before that, both candidates' microphones were cut off.
Vance, 40, spoke out on behalf of “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan about Haitian immigration on behalf of both hosts in Springfield, Ohio, because he felt he had unfairly “fact-checked” her. insisted.
“Look, in Springfield, Ohio, and in communities across this country, we have schools that are overwhelmed. We have hospitals that are overwhelmed. We have millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans. They're getting housing that's completely unaffordable because they brought them here,” the Republican vice presidential candidate said in response to a question about immigration.
“My biggest concern in Springfield, Ohio, is the American people whose lives have been destroyed by Kamala Harris' open borders,” he added.
In response to Vance's answer, Brennan felt obligated to tell viewers that “Springfield, Ohio has a large population of Haitian immigrants with legal status or temporary protected status.”
She then tried to move on to another topic, but Vance refused.
“Since you're fact-checking me, I think it's important to say what's actually going on,” Vance retorted. “There’s an application called the CBP One app that allows people to ride the wave of Kamala Harris’ open border crutch and apply for asylum or parole and be granted legal status.
“It's not someone who applies for a green card and waits 10 years,” he added.
“Thank you, Senator, for explaining the legal process,” Brennan said, trying to get things moving.
But before she could do so, Walz interjected: “Those laws have been in place since 1990.”
“The CBP One app hasn’t been on the books since 1990…” Vance shot back when his microphone was cut off.
Walz's microphone also appears to have been cut by CBS News.
“Ladies and gentlemen, your microphones are off so the audience can't hear you,” Brennan told the candidates. “We have a lot of things we want to accomplish. Thank you for explaining the legal process.”
The CBS studio media filing room laughed as Vance continued to speak for several more seconds after his microphone was muted.
CBS News had threatened to mute the microphones if the candidates were too rowdy.
