Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

The day after the only vice-presidential debate this year, Democrat Tim Walz called his Republican challenger, JD Vance, a “slick talker” who was trying to rewrite history and gaslight people about Donald Trump’s record.

During a rally in York, Pennsylvania, Walz made his first public comments on the debate, which polls show was essentially a tie between the two vice-presidential candidates. The Minnesota governor was on a tour through the swing state on Wednesday.

Walz said the two men “had a civil but spirited debate” and that he didn’t underestimate Vance’s debate skills.

But, he added: “You can’t rewrite history and trying to mislead us about Donald Trump’s record. That’s gaslighting. That’s gaslighting, on the economy, reproductive freedom, housing, gun violence.”

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  • can@sh.itjust.works
    38·
    2 months ago

    “With that damning non-answer, Senator Vance made it clear he will always make a different choice than Mike Pence made,” Walz said on Wednesday. “And as I said then, and I will say now, that should be absolutely disqualifying if you’re asking to be the vice-president.”

    Not American, how was Pence?

    • work is slow@lemmy.world
      60·
      2 months ago

      Pence was Trump’s last Vice President. His politics are as bad as any other republican, but he did the bare minimum of admitting to losing the last election and didn’t take part in any of the election overthrowing funny business.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
      392·
      2 months ago

      Pence certified the 2020 election, and his party built guillotines outside the capital in retribution. The kicker is the constitution provides the vice president no authority to reject it - it’s a formal process and he was following the law. vance’s response made clear he hasn’t accepted the results, and likely wouldn’t have certified. should it be disqualifying?

      • Drunemeton@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        2 months ago

        The potential VP just admitted that he would not faithfully carry out the duties of his position in our government.

        If an applicant for a job tells his potential employer that he will not do part of the defined job description it is 100% disqualifying.

        • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          These seem to be Schrodinger responsibilities.

          The VP is both responsible for certifying the elections and simultaneously have no power to reject them.

        • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
          010·
          2 months ago

          Well now, let’s be careful with our words. To my knowledge vance hasn’t explicitly said he wouldn’t certify, he responded with covid accusations and completely avoided the question… but to your point still, difficult to imagine an applicant doing the same.

    • someguy3@lemmy.world
      32·
      2 months ago

      The VP has basically a ceremonial role to “certify” the election. When Trump lost he told Pence to not certify it. Pence looked at the law and decided that he had to certify it. Trump tried to get the Jan 6 crowd to kill Pence.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    377·
    2 months ago

    Ugh.

    He was just lying. Gaslighting is a specific thing in abusive relationships, can we not broaden the definition to be “anytime anyone lies about stuff”?