Tag: Walz
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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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Walz admits misspeaking when he previously said he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square crackdown
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz conceded Tuesday night that he “misspoke” in the past when he claimed that he was in Hong Kong during the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in which China’s military attacked and killed pro-democracy demonstrators. The Minnesota governor said that he had been in Hong Kong during the summer of 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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Vance preps for VP debate with help from his wife, advisers and a Minnesota stand-in for Walz
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will play Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News. Those final sessions will cap more than a month of work to ready Vance, an Ohio Republican, for next week’s face-off with Walz in New York.…
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Trump courts Jewish voters; Harris to appear with Oprah Winfrey; Walz, Vance attend CEOs event
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., denied today that Trump’s campaign asked him to visit Nebraska yesterday, as NBC News reported, insisting he was sent by Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Gov. Jim Pillen to discuss foreign policy. “Senator Ricketts and the governor asked me to come out to talk to the caucus, I guess that’s what you…