Tag: Vance
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Walz and Vance agree to disagree in a largely civil debate
NEW YORK — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he believes his rival for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, wants to solve the nation’s immigration crisis, but he questioned if former President Donald Trump really does. Vance acknowledged that Walz wants to solve the problem, too, but he questioned if Vice President Kamala Harris…
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Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz
Vice presidential hopefuls JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night, squaring off on everything from foreign policy and the economy to the 2020 election and abortion rights. The debate was remarkably courteous — especially compared to this year’s presidential debates — but both candidates ran afoul of…
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Vance refuses to acknowledge Trump lost the 2020 election
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance refused to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday and downplayed the seriousness of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 law enforcement officers. He also declined to say if he would seek to…
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Vance says Republicans need ‘to do so much better of a job’ winning back ‘trust’ on abortion
On the vice presidential debate stage Tuesday night, Ohio Sen. JD Vance conceded that Republicans needed to do a better job of talking to women about the issue of abortion. Vance recalled growing up in a working-class family where he knew “a lot of young women who decided to terminate those pregnancies.” He specifically called…
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Vance claims Trump ‘salvaged’ Obamacare. Trump tried, and failed, to kill it.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Tuesday night claimed — in contradiction of history — that his running mate, former President Donald Trump, “salvaged Obamacare,” the health insurance program that Trump tried to kill. During the vice presidential debate on CBS against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Ohio senator echoed Trump’s own recent revisionism.…
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Harris launches a new ad that hits Trump’s age in criticizing Vance
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a new digital ad Tuesday slamming Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance as “extremist” and a “danger to our democracy.” The spot argues Vance “could be a heartbeat away” from the presidency if Donald Trump wins in November, marking the first time the Democratic ticket has gone after the…
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Vance, Walz square off tonight ahead of 2024 election
Share What to watch for at Tuesday’s VP debate between Vance and Walz When Vance and Walz take the stage in New York City for tonight’s vice presidential debate, it will be their first in-person meeting. But Vance and Walz have been nipping at each other from afar for weeks, playing the customary role of…
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JD Vance vs. Tim Walz vice presidential debate: What to expect
When Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz take the stage in New York City for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, it will be their first in-person meeting. But Vance and Walz have been nipping at each other from afar for weeks, playing the customary role of attack dog on opposing tickets. The…
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Vance and Walz lean on their wives in different ways on the trail — and ahead of the VP debate
As JD Vance and Tim Walz prepare to face off in their Tuesday debate, the vice presidential hopefuls have banked several months of campaigning across the country after their sudden elevations into national politics. So have two key players helping shape their messaging and public images: their wives. While Usha Vance has acted more as…
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JD Vance to hold event with evangelist who said Kamala Harris used ‘witchcraft’
Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to participate in a town hall in Pennsylvania on Saturday with evangelical religious leader Lance Wallnau, who said after this month’s presidential debate that Vice President Kamala Harris used “witchcraft.” Wallnau, a Texas-based celebrity evangelist, is a self-described prophet. Two decades ago, he coined and popularized the Seven Mountains…