JD Vance criticises moderator for fact-checking him during vice presidential debate

JD Vance appeared irritated after a CBS News moderator fact-checked him during the vice presidential debate against Tim Walz on Tuesday, 1 October. Donald Trump’s VP pick said that Springfield, Ohio – the town subject to the former president’s claim that – had schools and hospitals that are overwhelmed and unaffordable housing because “we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans for scarce homes.” After Margaret Brennan clarified that Springfield has a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status, Mr Vance replied: “The rules were that you guys weren’t going to fact check.”

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Author: Holly Patrick

Communications Residential College hosts vice presidential debate watch party

The Communications Residential College hosted a jam-packed vice presidential debate watch party Tuesday night, drawing over 50 students and faculty members. Communication Prof. David Zarefsky, who teaches classes on public discourse and previously published an entire book on the seven Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, was invited to set the context of the debate at the…

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Author: The Daily Northwestern

Alabama student organizations host VP debate watch parties

Photo courtesy of Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / MGNBy WVUA 23 News Reporter Madison Brainerd University of Alabama students from both political parties held their own watch parties for the debate. The debate between U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov….

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Author: WVUA 23