“Jan. 6 Was Not Facebook Ads”: Cordial VP Debate Gets Testy Over Trump’s 2020 Election Lies
During Tuesday evening’s vice presidential debate in New York, Democratic nominee Tim Walz criticized J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate on the Republican ticket, when Vance described Trump’s persistent claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent as normal political discourse. Furthermore, Vance drew a parallel between his unwillingness to acknowledge the election results and Hillary Clinton’s allegations concerning Russia purchasing ads to support Trump’s campaign.