JD Vance’s Mic Gets Cut During Immigration Question At Vice Presidential Debate

LOADING ERROR LOADING Debate moderators cut off the candidates’ microphones during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate as Republican JD Vance tried to get in a last word about immigration. Shortly before the cutoff, Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, complained that a debate moderator corrected him when he suggested Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were there illegally. Advertisement “The rules were that you guys weren’t going to fact check,” Vance said. Moderator: Just to clarify, Springfield’s Haitian migrants have legal status Vance: The rules were you guys weren’t going to fact check pic.twitter.com/zo5W3i9HIt — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 2, 2024 It was the most chaotic moment during an otherwise civil and polite debate in which both candidates said they believed the other was sincere about wanting to solve the country’s problems. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, called out Vance for repeating false stories about Haitian immigrants in Springfield eating people’s pets. There’s consequences,” Walz said. “I believe Sen. Vance wants to solve this, but by standing with Donald Trump and not working together to find a solution, it becomes a talking point, and when it becomes a talking point like this, we dehumanize and villainize other human beings.” Advertisement Rather than recant the smear against the Haitians, the Ohio senator suggested he was making a bigger point about immigration’s effect on towns across the country. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, speaks during a debate, hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, on Tuesday in New York City. Matt Rourke/Associated Press “In Springfield, Ohio, and in communities all across this country, you’ve got schools that are overwhelmed, you’ve got hospitals that are overwhelmed, you’ve got housing that is totally unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans for scarce homes,” Vance said. Shortly afterward, CBS News moderator Margaret Brennan chimed in with a fact check: “And just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does have a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status, temporary protected.” Vance complained about the fact check and began making a point about the administration’s efforts to allow migrants from certain countries, including Haiti, to legally enter the U.S. in order to reduce the number of encounters at the southern border. Advertisement “Gentlemen, the audience can’t hear you because your mics are cut,” Brennan said. Vance avoided answering the question, instead saying the deportations would start with undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. Support Free Journalism Consider supporting HuffPost starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts people first. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone. The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone. The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. “Donald Trump had four years,” Walz said. “He had four years to do this, and he promised you, America, how easy it would be. ‘I’ll build you a big, beautiful wall, and Mexico will pay for it.’ Less than 2% of that wall got built, and Mexico didn’t pay a dime.” – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-fact-check-mic-cut-vice-presidential-debate_n_66fca3e8e4b0ccc050c4f765