Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz met Tuesday night in New York City for the only vice presidential debate before the election.
The event covered a variety of topics, from immigration to climate change to abortion, as the two little-known politicians sought to introduce themselves to American voters before Election Day.
Key moments of the debate include:
Vance and Walz battle over abortion and immigration in first and only vice presidential debate
1. JD Vance fact-checks CBS News hosts.
CBS News' Margaret Brennan points out that many Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, have been granted legal status and provides an impromptu fact check in response to Vance's description of a city overwhelmed with illegal immigrants. When she offered, Vance fired back at her for violating the terms. discussion.
“Margaret, the rule was not to fact-check. Since you're fact-checking, I think it's important to say what's actually going on,” he said. “There is an application called the CBP one app that allows undocumented immigrants who continue to operate under Kamala Harris’ open borders wand wave to apply for asylum or parole and be granted legal status.”
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2. Vance shows compassion and tells Waltz he's sorry his son witnessed the shooting.
Mr. Vance told Mr. Walz that he was sorry to hear that his son witnessed the shooting during a moment of civility that was particularly frequent during vice presidential debates. This civility has become less common in the contentious presidential debates of recent election cycles.
The senator told Walz: “I did not know your 17-year-old son witnessed the shooting. I am sorry for that.”
“I'm grateful,” Walz said.
“Christ, have mercy,” Vance said.
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J.D. Vance and Tim Walz debated in New York City on Tuesday night, just weeks before the election. (Reuters)
3. Vance says Walz wants to solve border crisis, but Kamala Harris doesn't.
“Kamala Harris' open borders have destroyed the lives of the American people. It's a shame, Tim,” Vance said during the debate.
“Actually, I think I agree with you,” the Ohio senator said, adding, “I think you want to solve this problem.”
“But Kamala Harris doesn't think so.”
4. Walz claims there will be pregnancy registration under the Trump-Vance administration, but Vance objects.
Walz claimed there would be a “pregnancy registry” under Trump and Vance's Project 2025. Project 2025 is an initiative of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
“It will make contraception more difficult, if not impossible, and it will limit, if not eliminate, access to fertility treatments,” he said.
However, Vance denied this claim. “No, absolutely not,” he refuted this statement.
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 1: Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, perform at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on October 1, 2024. Participate in debates held. city. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate in the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
5. Mr. Walz frequently mentioned taking notes, which was ridiculed by Mr. Trump.
After frequently jotting down observations during the debate, Walz referenced his notes in one response Tuesday night.
“I made a note of this,” he said.
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“You can't trust economists. You can't trust science. You can't trust national security officials,” he listed, referring to Vance's skepticism of so-called experts. “Look, if you're going to be president, you don't have all the answers. Donald Trump believes he has the answers.”
Even Trump poked fun at the striking amount of notes the Minnesota governor is taking, telling Truth Social, “Waltz takes so many notes. I've never seen a candidate take more notes.'' No! He needs notes to keep his brain sane.”
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