<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:15,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:69,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1702}">US vice presidential contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz clashed on Tuesday (Oct 1) in the first and potentially the last televised debate before the November elections. The two candidates clashed over a variety of issues, including abortion and immigration, even as the discussions repeatedly circled back to Vance's running mate Donald Trump.&nbsp;</p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:103,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1790}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:103,&quot;w&quot;:435,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1790}">How many times was Trump mentioned?</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:147,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1834}">According to AFP, Trump's name overshadowed many of the exchanges, coming up over 80 times- twice as many times as Walz's running mate Kamala Harris.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:197,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1884}">However, the debate between the Republican candidate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, and his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, took a deeper dive into policy compared to the September debate between Trump and Kamala Harris.&nbsp;</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:264,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1951}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:264,&quot;w&quot;:639,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1951}">Also read |&nbsp;<a bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:88,&quot;y&quot;:264,&quot;w&quot;:558,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:121,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1951}" href="https://www.wionews.com/world/walz-says-he-is-friends-with-school-shooters-panned-for-debate-performance-763752">Walz says he is 'friends with school shooters', panned for debate performance</a></strong></p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:300,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1987}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:300,&quot;w&quot;:138,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1987}">On Migration</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:345,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2032}">During the debate, Tim Walz, who appeared nervous early on, criticised Vance for supporting what he called false claims about Haitian migrants, accusing him of fuelling divisions on immigration. He emphasised that migration should not be used as a "talking point," but rather as a humanitarian issue.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:412,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2099}">"By standing with Donald Trump and not working together to find a solution, (immigration) becomes a talking point…And when it becomes a talking point like this, we dehumanise and villainise other human beings."</p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:465,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2152}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:465,&quot;w&quot;:130,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2152}">On Abortion</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:510,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2197}">The debate heated up during discussions on abortion. In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, which gave women all over the nation the right to abortion. This happened largely due to justices appointed by Trump.&nbsp;</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:510,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2197}"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-blames-biden-and-harris-for-making-iran-bolder-and-richer-warns-of-global-catastrophe-763716">Trump blames Biden and Harris for making Iran bolder and richer; warns of global catastrophe</a></strong></p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:577,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2264}">During the discussion on abortion, Vance accused Democrats of holding a "very radical pro-abortion stance" views and said they supported what he labelled "barbaric" laws.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:626,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2313}">Walz countered, asserting that he supported women's rights and reproductive freedom and was "pro-women".</p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:680,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2367}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:680,&quot;w&quot;:145,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2367}">On Iran-Israel</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:724,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2411}">Foreign policy was another contentious point, with both contenders addressing the Iran missile attack on Israel.&nbsp;</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:774,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2461}">Walz took aim at Trump's foreign policy, especially his withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and his relationships with leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin. He said that Harris represents "steady leadership while Trump was "fickle".</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:841,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2528}">"What we've seen out of Vice President Harris is we've seen steady leadership...We've seen a calmness that is able to draw on the coalitions to bring them together, understanding that our allies matter," he said.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:891,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2578}">Slamming Trump, he said: "Our allies understand that Donald Trump is fickle. He will go to whoever has the most flattery or where it makes sense to him. Steady leadership, like you witnessed today, like you witnessed in April, both Iranian attacks were repelled."&nbsp;</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:958,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2645}">Vance defended Trump's record, claiming that the former president delivered stability in global affairs.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:990,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2677}">"As much as Governor Walz just accused Donald Trump of being an agent of chaos, Donald Trump actually delivered stability in the world," he said.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:1040,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2727}">Walz also faced some uncomfortable moments, particularly when he had to admit he "misspoke" about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:1089,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2776}"><em bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:1089,&quot;w&quot;:182,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2776}">(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


US vice presidential contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz clashed on Tuesday (Oct 1) in the first and potentially the last televised debate before the November elections.

US vice presidential contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz clashed on Tuesday (Oct 1) in the first and potentially the last televised debate before the November elections. The two candidates clashed over a variety of issues, including abortion and immigration, even as the discussions repeatedly circled back to Vance's running mate Donald Trump. How many times was Trump mentioned? According to AFP, Trump's name overshadowed many of the exchanges, coming up over 80 times- twice as many times as Walz's running mate Kamala Harris. However, the debate between the Republican candidate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, and his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, took a deeper dive into policy compared to the September debate between Trump and Kamala Harris. Also read | Walz says he is 'friends with school shooters', panned for debate performance On Migration During the debate, Tim Walz, who appeared nervous early on, criticised Vance for supporting what he called false claims about Haitian migrants, accusing him of fuelling divisions on immigration. He emphasised that migration should not be used as a "talking point," but rather as a humanitarian issue. "By standing with Donald Trump and not working together to find a solution, (immigration) becomes a talking point…And when it becomes a talking point like this, we dehumanise and villainise other human beings." On Abortion The debate heated up during discussions on abortion. In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, which gave women all over the nation the right to abortion. This happened largely due to justices appointed by Trump. Also read | Trump blames Biden and Harris for making Iran bolder and richer; warns of global catastrophe During the discussion on abortion, Vance accused Democrats of holding a "very radical pro-abortion stance" views and said they supported what he labelled "barbaric" laws. Walz countered, asserting that he supported women's rights and reproductive freedom and was "pro-women". On Iran-Israel Foreign policy was another contentious point, with both contenders addressing the Iran missile attack on Israel. Walz took aim at Trump's foreign policy, especially his withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and his relationships with leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin. He said that Harris represents "steady leadership while Trump was "fickle". "What we've seen out of Vice President Harris is we've seen steady leadership...We've seen a calmness that is able to draw on the coalitions to bring them together, understanding that our allies matter," he said. Slamming Trump, he said: "Our allies understand that Donald Trump is fickle. He will go to whoever has the most flattery or where it makes sense to him. Steady leadership, like you witnessed today, like you witnessed in April, both Iranian attacks were repelled." Vance defended Trump's record, claiming that the former president delivered stability in global affairs. "As much as Governor Walz just accused Donald Trump of being an agent of chaos, Donald Trump actually delivered stability in the world," he said. Walz also faced some uncomfortable moments, particularly when he had to admit he "misspoke" about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests. (With inputs from agencies)

Vance vs Walz debate key takeaways: Trump overshadows high stakes US Vice presidential clash

<p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looked extremely uncomfortable during his appearance at the vice-presidential debate against Ohio Senator JD Vance. People watching the debate say he was "hard to watch" as he took the stage against his Republican opponent.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Walz made a few gaffes and fumbled at the beginning of the debate, confusing Israel with Iran. At one point, he claimed to be “friends with school shooters”.</p>

<p>When CBS News moderator Margaret Brennan asked Walz whether he would support or oppose a pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon, the Democrat didn't give a clear answer.</p>

<p>“Iran — er — Israel’s ability to defend itself is absolutely fundamental,” Walz said, as people gasped.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He then used terminology associated with Iran to refer to Israel. "The expansion of Israel and its proxies is an absolute fundamental necessity for the United States," Walz said, without clarifying who he meant when using the word "proxies".</p>

<p>Notably, Iran-backed terror groups Hezbollah and Hamas are the ones referred to as proxies of Tehran.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The mix-up invited criticism from the Republican Jewish Coalition, who slammed Walz, calling him "weak, incompetent, dangerously radical".</p>

<p>“‘Israel and its proxies’ – what the hell is Tim Walz talking about?” the group wrote on X.</p>

<p>People on social media also mocked Walz's performance at the debate, calling him "uncomfortable", "fast-talking" and "hard to watch".</p>

<h2>'Friends&nbsp;with school shooters'</h2>

<p>Meanwhile, responding to a question on school shootings, Walz&nbsp;said he had become "friends" with the shooters.</p>

<p>When asked how he had changed his mind about banning "assault weapons" over his career, Walz said, "I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters. I’ve seen it."</p>

<p>Political pollster and consultant Frank Luntz said, "'I’ve become friends with school shooters' may be the worst line in any 2024 debate."</p>

<p>Former president Donald Trump also used the moment to pan Walz, posting a Trump-Vance 2024 sign on his Truth Social with the slogan "Not friends with school shooters" underneath.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running against Trump in the presidential election, has pledged to “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people,” according to their campaign website.</p>


Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looked extremely uncomfortable during his appearance at the vice-presidential debate against Ohio Senator JD Vance. People watching the debate say he was "hard to watch" as he took the stage against his Republican opponent.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looked extremely uncomfortable during his appearance at the vice-presidential debate against Ohio Senator JD Vance. People watching the debate say he was "hard to watch" as he took the stage against his Republican opponent. Walz made a few gaffes and fumbled at the beginning of the debate, confusing Israel with Iran. At one point, he claimed to be “friends with school shooters”. When CBS News moderator Margaret Brennan asked Walz whether he would support or oppose a pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon, the Democrat didn't give a clear answer. “Iran — er — Israel’s ability to defend itself is absolutely fundamental,” Walz said, as people gasped. He then used terminology associated with Iran to refer to Israel. "The expansion of Israel and its proxies is an absolute fundamental necessity for the United States," Walz said, without clarifying who he meant when using the word "proxies". Notably, Iran-backed terror groups Hezbollah and Hamas are the ones referred to as proxies of Tehran. The mix-up invited criticism from the Republican Jewish Coalition, who slammed Walz, calling him "weak, incompetent, dangerously radical". “‘Israel and its proxies’ – what the hell is Tim Walz talking about?” the group wrote on X. People on social media also mocked Walz's performance at the debate, calling him "uncomfortable", "fast-talking" and "hard to watch". 'Friends with school shooters' Meanwhile, responding to a question on school shootings, Walz said he had become "friends" with the shooters. When asked how he had changed his mind about banning "assault weapons" over his career, Walz said, "I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters. I’ve seen it." Political pollster and consultant Frank Luntz said, "'I’ve become friends with school shooters' may be the worst line in any 2024 debate." Former president Donald Trump also used the moment to pan Walz, posting a Trump-Vance 2024 sign on his Truth Social with the slogan "Not friends with school shooters" underneath. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running against Trump in the presidential election, has pledged to “ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people,” according to their campaign website.

Walz says he is 'friends with school shooters', panned for debate performance

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio met for the first time and only scheduled vice presidential debate. The first US vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz centered around key issues like abortion and immigration. Watch in for more details!

US Elections 2024: Walz & Vance Put Forward Differing Views On Abortion

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:15,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:69,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1852}">Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz are set to face off in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday (Oct 1).&nbsp;The debate marks the first in-person meeting between the two candidates and is considered a significant moment in their political careers.&nbsp;The much-anticipated event will be taking place at&nbsp;the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City.</p>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:99,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1936}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:99,&quot;w&quot;:76,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1936}">Also read |</strong>&nbsp;<a bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:88,&quot;y&quot;:99,&quot;w&quot;:627,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:121,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1936}" href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-presidential-election-kamala-harris-campaign-raises-55-million-over-two-weekend-events-763091">US presidential election: Kamala Harris' campaign raises $55 million over two-weekend events</a></p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:135,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1972}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:135,&quot;w&quot;:257,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:1972}">Debate format and rules</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:180,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2017}">Moderated by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell and Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan, the 90-minute debate will follow strict rules:</p>

<ul bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:229,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:260,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2066}">
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:229,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:52,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2066}">Stage Setup: The candidates will stand at identical lecterns—Walz on the left and Vance on the right. They will be provided with a notepad, pen, and water, but no pre-written notes or props are allowed.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:281,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2118}">No Opening Statements: While there are no opening remarks, both Vance and Walz will have two minutes each for closing statements.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:316,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2153}">Answering Time: Each candidate will have two minutes to answer questions, with one-minute rebuttals and follow-up time at the moderators' discretion.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:351,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2188}">Microphones: Both candidates' microphones will remain on by default, though CBS reserves the right to mute them if needed.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:385,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2222}">Fact-Checking: It’s up to the candidates to fact-check each other in real time, as the moderators will not intervene in this area.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:420,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2257}">No Live Audience: There will be no live audience in the room.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:437,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2274}">Questioning: Candidates will not receive questions or topics in advance. Only the moderators can ask questions.</li>
	<li bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:48,&quot;y&quot;:472,&quot;w&quot;:643,&quot;h&quot;:17,&quot;abs_x&quot;:81,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2309}">Commercial Breaks: Candidates cannot interact with campaign staff during breaks.</li>
</ul>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:504,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2341}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:504,&quot;w&quot;:80,&quot;h&quot;:16,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2341}">Also read |&nbsp;</strong><a bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:504,&quot;w&quot;:701,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2341}" href="https://www.wionews.com/world/leading-scientist-in-us-says-he-faced-death-threats-due-to-work-with-china-on-virus-research-report-763053">Leading scientist in US says he faced death threats due to work with China on virus research: Report</a></p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:558,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2395}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:558,&quot;w&quot;:401,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2395}">When is the vice presidential debate?</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:602,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2439}">The debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 1, in New York City.</p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:656,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2493}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:656,&quot;w&quot;:460,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2493}">How to watch the vice presidential debate?</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:700,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2537}">The debate will air on CBS and other channels, such as PBS, NBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, and more.&nbsp;</p>

<h2 bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:754,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:26,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2591}"><strong bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:754,&quot;w&quot;:665,&quot;h&quot;:25,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2591}">Where to watch the presidential debate live Streaming options</strong></h2>

<p bis_size="{&quot;x&quot;:8,&quot;y&quot;:798,&quot;w&quot;:723,&quot;h&quot;:34,&quot;abs_x&quot;:41,&quot;abs_y&quot;:2635}">You can watch the debate online through CBS News’&nbsp;YouTube channel, CBS News 24/7, Paramount+, C-SPAN, and other streaming platforms.</p>

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Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz are set to face off in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday (Oct 1). The debate marks the first in-person meeting between the two candidates and is considered a significant moment in their political careers.

Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz are set to face off in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday (Oct 1). The debate marks the first in-person meeting between the two candidates and is considered a significant moment in their political careers. The much-anticipated event will be taking place at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City. Also read | US presidential election: Kamala Harris' campaign raises $55 million over two-weekend events Debate format and rules Moderated by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell and Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan, the 90-minute debate will follow strict rules: Stage Setup: The candidates will stand at identical lecterns—Walz on the left and Vance on the right. They will be provided with a notepad, pen, and water, but no pre-written notes or props are allowed. No Opening Statements: While there are no opening remarks, both Vance and Walz will have two minutes each for closing statements. Answering Time: Each candidate will have two minutes to answer questions, with one-minute rebuttals and follow-up time at the moderators' discretion. Microphones: Both candidates' microphones will remain on by default, though CBS reserves the right to mute them if needed. Fact-Checking: It’s up to the candidates to fact-check each other in real time, as the moderators will not intervene in this area. No Live Audience: There will be no live audience in the room. Questioning: Candidates will not receive questions or topics in advance. Only the moderators can ask questions. Commercial Breaks: Candidates cannot interact with campaign staff during breaks. Also read | Leading scientist in US says he faced death threats due to work with China on virus research: Report When is the vice presidential debate? The debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 1, in New York City. How to watch the vice presidential debate? The debate will air on CBS and other channels, such as PBS, NBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, and more. Where to watch the presidential debate live Streaming options You can watch the debate online through CBS News’ YouTube channel, CBS News 24/7, Paramount+, C-SPAN, and other streaming platforms. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p><strong>US vice-presidential Debate&nbsp; 2020 </strong>- Live coverage of US vice-presidential Debate was blocked in China at the time when US Vice President Mike Pence was asked a question on the communist nation. The broadcast came back when Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris criticised Trump government for its approach to China. Harris said during the debate that Trump's approach to China resulted in 'loss of American lives, American jobs, and America's standing'.</p>

<p>The broadcast block affected a small number of viewers in China who had access to CNN. The channel is available in some hotels in China.</p>

<p>Fox News reported that a screen featuring colour bars with all-caps message 'NO SIGNAL PLEASE STAND BY' flashed as the broadcast was censored.</p>

<p>"The censorship offered a vivid example of Beijing`s willingness to excise information it cannot control, even when it involves potentially important insights into relations with the country`s largest trading partner," Fox News was quoted as saying by ANI.</p>

<p>"Censors in China are moving quickly to block criticism of the country`s leaders, discussion of historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre or any conversation that could involve organizing resistance to the government," Fox News added.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/internet-goes-berserk-after-errant-housefly-on-pences-head-photobombs-vp-debate-333508">Internet goes berserk after errant housefly on Pence's head photobombs VP debate</a></strong></p>

<p><strong>US vice-presidential Debate</strong> on Wednesday (local time) witnessed sharp exchange of words between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.</p>

<p>Though the debate did not see exchanges as heated as those seen in the first Presidential Debate, some memorable moments included Kamala Harris asking Mike Pence to stop talking by saying "Mr Vice President, I'm (still) speaking".</p>

<p>Both debaters overshot the time limit several times during the debate but Mike Pence was observed to do this more than Kamala Harris. The moderator of the debate had to step in many times and had to remind Pence to conclude his argument.</p>

<p><strong>(With ANI inputs)</strong></p>


US vice-presidential Debate 2020 - Live coverage of US vice-presidential Debate was blocked in China at the time when US Vice President Mike Pence was asked a question on the communist nation.

US vice-presidential Debate 2020 - Live coverage of US vice-presidential Debate was blocked in China at the time when US Vice President Mike Pence was asked a question on the communist nation. The broadcast came back when Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris criticised Trump government for its approach to China. Harris said during the debate that Trump's approach to China resulted in 'loss of American lives, American jobs, and America's standing'. The broadcast block affected a small number of viewers in China who had access to CNN. The channel is available in some hotels in China. Fox News reported that a screen featuring colour bars with all-caps message 'NO SIGNAL PLEASE STAND BY' flashed as the broadcast was censored. "The censorship offered a vivid example of Beijing`s willingness to excise information it cannot control, even when it involves potentially important insights into relations with the country`s largest trading partner," Fox News was quoted as saying by ANI. "Censors in China are moving quickly to block criticism of the country`s leaders, discussion of historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre or any conversation that could involve organizing resistance to the government," Fox News added. Also Read | Internet goes berserk after errant housefly on Pence's head photobombs VP debate US vice-presidential Debate on Wednesday (local time) witnessed sharp exchange of words between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. Though the debate did not see exchanges as heated as those seen in the first Presidential Debate, some memorable moments included Kamala Harris asking Mike Pence to stop talking by saying "Mr Vice President, I'm (still) speaking". Both debaters overshot the time limit several times during the debate but Mike Pence was observed to do this more than Kamala Harris. The moderator of the debate had to step in many times and had to remind Pence to conclude his argument. (With ANI inputs)

China censors US vice-presidential debate when Pence gets asked on the communist nation

<p>US President Donald Trump said on Thursday if Joe Biden won the presidential election, Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris will takeover his chair in a month's time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an interview to Fox News on Thursday, Trump also said Harris's performance in the vice-presidential debate was "terrible" and described her as a "communist".&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/nearly-58-million-watch-us-vice-presidential-debate-big-jump-from-2016-333722">Nearly 58 million watch US vice-presidential debate, big jump from 2016</a></strong></p>

<p>"I thought that wasn't even a contest last night. She was terrible. I don't think you could get worse. And totally unlikable. She's a Communist. She's left of Bernie (Sanders). She's rated left of Bernie by everybody. She's a Communist," Trump said.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/after-refusing-to-participate-in-virtual-debate-trump-team-pushes-for-schedule-changes-biden-refuses-333504">After refusing to participate in 'virtual' debate, Trump team pushes for schedule changes; Biden refuses</a></strong></p>

<p>"We're going to have a Communist. Look, I sit next to Joe and I looked at Joe. Joe's not lasting two months as president. That's my opinion. He's not going to be lasting two months."</p>

<p>The US president also said intends to open up the borders to let "rapists", "murderers" and "killers" enter into the US.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump, later in a tweet also said if a Republican lied the way Biden and Harris are, "Lame stream media would be calling them out at a level never recorded before."</p>

<p>"For one year they called for no fracking and big tax increases. Now they each say opposite. Fake news is working overtime!" Trump's tweet said.&nbsp;</p>


US President Donald Trump said on Thursday if Joe Biden won the presidential election, Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris will takeover his chair in a month's time.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday if Joe Biden won the presidential election, Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris will takeover his chair in a month's time. In an interview to Fox News on Thursday, Trump also said Harris's performance in the vice-presidential debate was "terrible" and described her as a "communist". Also read | Nearly 58 million watch US vice-presidential debate, big jump from 2016 "I thought that wasn't even a contest last night. She was terrible. I don't think you could get worse. And totally unlikable. She's a Communist. She's left of Bernie (Sanders). She's rated left of Bernie by everybody. She's a Communist," Trump said. Also read | After refusing to participate in 'virtual' debate, Trump team pushes for schedule changes; Biden refuses "We're going to have a Communist. Look, I sit next to Joe and I looked at Joe. Joe's not lasting two months as president. That's my opinion. He's not going to be lasting two months." The US president also said intends to open up the borders to let "rapists", "murderers" and "killers" enter into the US. Trump, later in a tweet also said if a Republican lied the way Biden and Harris are, "Lame stream media would be calling them out at a level never recorded before." "For one year they called for no fracking and big tax increases. Now they each say opposite. Fake news is working overtime!" Trump's tweet said.

If Biden wins election, Harris will takeover in a month: Donald Trump

<p>Senator Kamala Harris hit out at Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and termed it "greatest failure" of any US administration. US remains the worst-hit country in the world with more than 7 million people infected with the deadly virus. Kamala Harris lashed out during Vice-Presidential debate with USA Vice President Mike Pence.</p>

<p>"The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," Harris, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, said.</p>

<p>Donald Trump has faced flak from the Opposition over his handling of coronavirus pandemic. He has also faced criticism from the media for the 'lax' approach he had in early days of the pandemic in the US.</p>

<p>Trump has said on record that coronavirus was 'just a flu' and advocated medicines that had not been comprehensively and scientifically proven to help cure coronavirus. Trump dissed wearing mask in public which resulted in his supporters following in his suit. Even when thousands were dying almost daily, Trump was not seen wearing mask during his public appearances. Only when death toll kept on mounting and number of those infected rose exponentially, did Trump wear a mask.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-pence-dont-believe-in-science-kamala-harris-at-us-vice-presidential-debate-333337">Trump, Pence ‘don’t believe in science’: Kamala Harris at US Vice Presidential debate</a></strong></p>

<p>Trump caught coronavirus infection last week. He again caused furore when he removed his mask on camera.</p>

<p>During the Vice Presidential debate, Mike Pence slammed Kamala Harris for her statements questioning whether a vaccine released under Trump could be trusted due to the intense pressure on the president to tame the pandemic.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/i-am-still-speaking-kamala-harris-stops-pence-from-interrupting-during-us-vp-debate-333362">I am still speaking: Kamala Harris stops Pence from interrupting during US VP Debate</a></strong></p>

<p>"The fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine, if the vaccine emerges during the Trump administration, I think is unconscionable," Pence said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The US death toll from the pandemic has exceeded 210,000. It remains the worst affected country in the world.</p>

<p><strong>(With inputs from AFP)</strong></p>


Senator Kamala Harris hit out at Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and termed it "greatest failure" of any US administration. US remains the worst-hit country in the world with more than 7 million people infected with the deadly virus.

Senator Kamala Harris hit out at Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and termed it "greatest failure" of any US administration. US remains the worst-hit country in the world with more than 7 million people infected with the deadly virus. Kamala Harris lashed out during Vice-Presidential debate with USA Vice President Mike Pence. "The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," Harris, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, said. Donald Trump has faced flak from the Opposition over his handling of coronavirus pandemic. He has also faced criticism from the media for the 'lax' approach he had in early days of the pandemic in the US. Trump has said on record that coronavirus was 'just a flu' and advocated medicines that had not been comprehensively and scientifically proven to help cure coronavirus. Trump dissed wearing mask in public which resulted in his supporters following in his suit. Even when thousands were dying almost daily, Trump was not seen wearing mask during his public appearances. Only when death toll kept on mounting and number of those infected rose exponentially, did Trump wear a mask. Also Read | Trump, Pence ‘don’t believe in science’: Kamala Harris at US Vice Presidential debate Trump caught coronavirus infection last week. He again caused furore when he removed his mask on camera. During the Vice Presidential debate, Mike Pence slammed Kamala Harris for her statements questioning whether a vaccine released under Trump could be trusted due to the intense pressure on the president to tame the pandemic. Also Read | I am still speaking: Kamala Harris stops Pence from interrupting during US VP Debate "The fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine, if the vaccine emerges during the Trump administration, I think is unconscionable," Pence said. The US death toll from the pandemic has exceeded 210,000. It remains the worst affected country in the world. (With inputs from AFP)

US Vice-Presidential debate: Kamala Harris blasts Trump govt for 'greatest failure' over COVID-19 pandemic

<p>Its been a week since Presidential candidate Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump's big debate. On Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris took on Vice President Mike Pence.<br />
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"'They have forfeited their right to re-election,'" he quoted. "YUP."</p>

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<p>"Shut him uuuuuuppppppppp," wrote actress Natasha Rothwell.</p>

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<p>Bette Midler, a vocal critic of the Trump administration, wrote, "#mikepence is a mealymouthed loyalist This administration did nothing to help people get through this pandemic, NOTHING. He should hang his head in shame. I hope this follows him forever."</p>

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<p>Here are a few others who spoke in favour of Sen. Harris.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kamala Harris is a fighter. After tonight, I'm even more proud to stand with her, and proud to vote for Biden-Harris.<a href="https://t.co/LOJV9KOq39">https://t.co/LOJV9KOq39</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VPDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VPDebate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidenHarris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidenHarris</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ghke9uUBM">pic.twitter.com/8ghke9uUBM</a></p>
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1314077073569443840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mike Pense wants to compare catastrophes - with Obama ?<br />
How’s that going to work out<br />
350 , 000 expected dead with this asshole and his criminal thugs</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CUT HIS MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/SusanPage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SusanPage</a></p>
— Debra Messing✍🏻 (@DebraMessing) <a href="https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/1314022967412695041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> and her story was great. What an incredible journey she’s had. Felt like an honest share on where she and <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> found connection in their public service. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VPDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VPDebate</a></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, Pence too got support from known faces.</p>

<p>Joy Villa wrote, ".@Mike_Pence is CRUSHING @KamalaHarris IN THIS DEBATE!"</p>

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<p>The debate was historic as Harris became the first Black and South Asian woman to take the stage as a Vice Presidential candidate.</p>

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Its been a week since Presidential candidate Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump's big debate. On Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris took on Vice President Mike Pence.

Its been a week since Presidential candidate Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump's big debate. On Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris took on Vice President Mike Pence. Much like the Presidential debate, celebrities weighed in on the Vice Presidential debate as well on social media with many cheering Democrat candidate Kamala Harris. Comedian Patton Oswalt praised Harris for her initial comments on the current administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "'They have forfeited their right to re-election,'" he quoted. "YUP." "They have forfeited their right to re-election." YUP. #VPDebate — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 8, 2020 × "Shut him uuuuuuppppppppp," wrote actress Natasha Rothwell. Shut him uuuuuuppppppppp. #VPDebate — Natasha Rothwell (@natasharothwell) October 8, 2020 × Bette Midler, a vocal critic of the Trump administration, wrote, "#mikepence is a mealymouthed loyalist This administration did nothing to help people get through this pandemic, NOTHING. He should hang his head in shame. I hope this follows him forever." #mikepence is a mealymouthed loyalist. This administration did nothing to help people get through this pandemic, NOTHING. He should hang his head in shame. I hope this follows him forever. — bettemidler (@BetteMidler) October 8, 2020 × Here are a few others who spoke in favour of Sen. Harris. Kamala Harris is a fighter. After tonight, I'm even more proud to stand with her, and proud to vote for Biden-Harris.https://t.co/LOJV9KOq39 #VPDebate #BidenHarris pic.twitter.com/8ghke9uUBM — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 8, 2020 × Mike Pense wants to compare catastrophes - with Obama ? How’s that going to work out 350 , 000 expected dead with this asshole and his criminal thugs — John Cusack (@johncusack) October 8, 2020 × CUT HIS MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@SusanPage — Debra Messing✍🏻 (@DebraMessing) October 8, 2020 × CUT HIS MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@SusanPage — Debra Messing✍🏻 (@DebraMessing) October 8, 2020 × Hearing @KamalaHarris and her story was great. What an incredible journey she’s had. Felt like an honest share on where she and @JoeBiden found connection in their public service. #VPDebate — Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) October 8, 2020 × Meanwhile, Pence too got support from known faces. Joy Villa wrote, ".@Mike_Pence is CRUSHING @KamalaHarris IN THIS DEBATE!" Pence absolutely won! — Antonio Sabáto Jr 🇺🇸 (@AntonioSabatoJr) October 8, 2020 × .@Mike_Pence is CRUSHING @KamalaHarris IN THIS DEBATE! — Joy Villa TEXT JOY to 88022 for Trump (@Joy_Villa) October 8, 2020 × Is it my imagination or has Kamala Harris absolutely dodged every single question she’s been asked? — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 8, 2020 × The debate was historic as Harris became the first Black and South Asian woman to take the stage as a Vice Presidential candidate.

'Shut him up': Celebrities show support as Vice President Mike Pence takes on Kamala Harris

<p>The Internet went berserk on Thursday after a stray housefly briefly commanded&nbsp;the US&nbsp;national stage&nbsp;when it perched on Vice President Mike&nbsp;Pence's cropped white hair as he debated his Democratic rival&nbsp;Kamala Harris.</p>

<p>Pence was discussing the somber issue of racial injustice and police reform when the winged interloper outmaneuvered the plexiglass barriers installed to prevent the spread of coronavirus and landed on the man who is just a heartbeat away from the US presidency.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/next-us-presidential-debate-to-be-virtual-trump-says-wont-participate-333504" hreflang="en">Next US Presidential debate to be 'virtual'; Trump says won't 'participate'</a></strong></p>

<p>The insect sat there for several minutes during the matchup, distracting viewers who perhaps may have been looking for a break from all the talk of taxes and trade.</p>

<p data-qa-component="item-headline" data-rc-highlight="headline" dir="auto" title="Coronavirus, taxes, racism and a fly take top billing at VP debate">Taking the&nbsp;top billing at the vice presidential debate, social media&nbsp;immediately pronounced the fly the winner of the event.</p>

<p>Democratic presidential candidate and the&nbsp;running mate of Harris, Joe Biden himself got in on the action, fundraising off the insect drama.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. <a href="https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t">https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t</a> <a href="https://t.co/NbkPl0a8HV">pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV</a></p>
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<p>"Ok, this is seriously important debate, but no one is gonna remember anything but that fly," tweeted a user named Sykersomatic.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ok, this is seriously important debate, but no one is gonna remember anything but that fly. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VPDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VPDebate</a></p>
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<p>Some Democrats took the opportunity to bring up President Donald Trump's COVID-19 infection. "The fly needs to be quarantined," Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar wrote.</p>

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— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1314044835188420611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I appreciate it's harder for Pence just to yell "murdering babies" and "terrorism"' and "brown and yellow people massed at the border" with a fly on his head - WE know that's an antifa fly</p>
— Marie Myung-Ok 명옥 Lee (@MarieMyungOkLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarieMyungOkLee/status/1314180188352188419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Stephen Colbert, host of "The Late Show" on CBS, suggested that by remaining perched in&nbsp;Pence's hair for two minutes or so, the fly had a greater attention span than Trump himself.</p>

<p>Republican Senator Rand Paul had a different spin: "The deep state planted a bug on @VP. This illegal spying is really out of control."</p>

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— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1314029601958617088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>National opinion polls show Trump trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of the November election, with Biden also showing an advantage in battleground states critical to winning the Electoral College.</p>


The Internet went berserk on Thursday after a stray housefly briefly commanded the US national stage when it perched on Vice President Mike Pence's cropped white hair as he debated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

The Internet went berserk on Thursday after a stray housefly briefly commanded the US national stage when it perched on Vice President Mike Pence's cropped white hair as he debated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. Pence was discussing the somber issue of racial injustice and police reform when the winged interloper outmaneuvered the plexiglass barriers installed to prevent the spread of coronavirus and landed on the man who is just a heartbeat away from the US presidency. Also read: Next US Presidential debate to be 'virtual'; Trump says won't 'participate' The insect sat there for several minutes during the matchup, distracting viewers who perhaps may have been looking for a break from all the talk of taxes and trade. Taking the top billing at the vice presidential debate, social media immediately pronounced the fly the winner of the event. Democratic presidential candidate and the running mate of Harris, Joe Biden himself got in on the action, fundraising off the insect drama. Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020 × That fly is an American hero. — Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) October 8, 2020 × "Ok, this is seriously important debate, but no one is gonna remember anything but that fly," tweeted a user named Sykersomatic. Ok, this is seriously important debate, but no one is gonna remember anything but that fly. #VPDebate — Sykersomatic (@Sykersomatic) October 8, 2020 × Some Democrats took the opportunity to bring up President Donald Trump's COVID-19 infection. "The fly needs to be quarantined," Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar wrote. The fly needs to quarantined. https://t.co/0HzCtVVQy3 — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 8, 2020 × If your biggest hit on Pence after that debate is a fly landing on his head, your team probably lost the debate. — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) October 8, 2020 × I appreciate it's harder for Pence just to yell "murdering babies" and "terrorism"' and "brown and yellow people massed at the border" with a fly on his head - WE know that's an antifa fly — Marie Myung-Ok 명옥 Lee (@MarieMyungOkLee) October 8, 2020 × Stephen Colbert, host of "The Late Show" on CBS, suggested that by remaining perched in Pence's hair for two minutes or so, the fly had a greater attention span than Trump himself. Republican Senator Rand Paul had a different spin: "The deep state planted a bug on @VP. This illegal spying is really out of control." The deep state planted a bug on @VP. The illegal spying is really out of control. — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 8, 2020 × National opinion polls show Trump trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of the November election, with Biden also showing an advantage in battleground states critical to winning the Electoral College.

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<p>Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris sat a dozen feet apart Wednesday, separated by Plexiglas and an ideological chasm, for a 90-minute debate that for all the hype seems unlikely to affect the trajectory of presidential campaign.</p>

<p>Harris wanted to talk about President Donald Trump. Pence wanted to talk about Joe Biden. And neither had much interest in answering any of the questions posed by the moderator — or by the other candidate — leading to a mostly staid series of two-minute set pieces.</p>

<p>It was civil. It was conventional. It was not especially scintillating or revealing. But that was still a vast improvement over the unruly shout-out that Americans suffered through last week in the first presidential debate. It even felt normal — minus the Plexiglas plates erected onstage — as neither candidate focused on the most compelling news development in the nation: Trump’s contracting of the coronavirus, his hospitalization and return to the White House amid unanswered questions about the full nature of his medical status.</p>

<p>By the end of the night, the debate seemed a news cycle or a presidential tweet away from being forgotten, and for a Biden ticket that is ahead in the polls, that is welcome news. That is the first of six takeaways from the lone vice-presidential debate, with 27 days left until Election Day:</p>

<p>The race was not upended.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It was telling that a fly that landed on Pence’s head partway through the debate was among the biggest buzz generators of the night.</p>

<p>For all the high Democratic expectations around Harris and her past debate performances, she did not eviscerate Pence. As for Pence, he turned in an effective, dutiful, conservative case for Trump, the likes of which the president rarely articulates himself.</p>

<p>“There are things the campaigns can use from this,” said Matt Gorman, a Republican strategist. “But the trajectory of the race is in the same place it was 24 hours ago.”</p>

<p>And that trajectory is not good for Trump.</p>

<p>“Mike Pence threw snacks to his base but offered nothing substantive to gain ground,” said Jess O’Connell, a Democratic strategist.</p>

<p>Given the age of Biden, 77, and the fact that this would be a 74-year-old Trump’s final term, it is quite possible that clips from the debate could have a bigger impact on the 2024 race than on 2020.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Harris tried to keep 2020 as a referendum on Trump.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It is not often that the first lines of a debate will be among the most important, but the opening answer from Harris amounted to a succinct summary not just of her strategy for the next 90 minutes, but of the Democratic plan for the final four weeks of the race: “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country.”</p>

<p>She was talking about the coronavirus. And looking straight into the camera, she delivered a devastating critique of the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic, ticking off a series of blunt and brutal statistics: 210,000 dead, 7 million cases, one in five businesses closed and more than 30 million filing for unemployment.</p>

<p>Harris navigated the potentially tricky waters of attacking the administration without personalizing matters around a president still recovering from the virus.</p>

<p>She accused the administration of muzzling the truth (“They knew, and they covered it up”) and not having a clear path forward (“They still don’t have a plan. They still don’t have a plan”).</p>

<p>And that was just in her first two minutes, which she ended with an exclamation point: “This administration has forfeited their right to reelection.”</p>

<p>Pence had few strong answers, acknowledging the “very challenging time” the nation had been through while trying to focus on some of Trump’s early actions, like suspending travel from China. But his final thought in his first scripted answer was a swipe at Biden, saying that the Democratic plan for COVID-19 of looked “a little bit like plagiarism, which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about."</p>

<p>It was a sign that …</p>

<p>… Pence wanted to make the election an ideological choice.</p>

<p>Pence was most comfortable on the economy and the traditional Republican message of cutting taxes and regulations, pitching the specifics of the Trump tax cuts in more granular and understandable detail than Trump managed in his own debate performance.</p>

<p>“The American economy — the American comeback is on the ballot,” Pence said.</p>

<p>Over and over, he redirected — sometimes smoothly and sometimes not — questions back to the Biden agenda. When Harris said that Biden would repeal the full Trump tax bill, he pounced, saying that doing so would hike taxes for many Americans ( Harris clarified with Biden’s pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 per year).</p>

<p>The point was not the specifics. It was to frame the election as a choice between competing visions, even if Pence intentionally sought to blur the differences between Harris’ own positions during the primary, such as embracing the Green New Deal and opposing fracking, with those of Biden, who has not taken those same positions.</p>

<p>When in doubt, Pence returned to economics. Such as when he was asked if climate change was an existential threat. Mr. Pence paused, dodged and pivoted to the safe space: “Once again, Sen. Harris is denying the fact that they’re going to raise taxes."</p>

<p>Sara Fagen, a Republican strategist and a former senior official in the George W. Bush White House, praised Pence’s economic focus. “He needed to make the case on the economy, and he’s effectively drawing a contrast between two economic visions for America,” she said.</p>

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Pence’s interruptions revealed the stage’s gender dynamics.</p>

<p>In the early stretches of the debate, Harris took an extended opportunity not just to defend Biden’s credentials but, step by step, to walk through her own: a former San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, U.S. senator (“only the second Black woman”) and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.</p>

<p>“Women always have overcompensate on résumé,” said Alexis Grenell, a Democratic strategist. “Men are evaluated based on potential, and women have to come with receipts. You can hear that in Kamala’s answer.”</p>

<p>There were other gender dynamics at play, including Pence’s regular interruptions.</p>

<p>“I’m speaking,” Harris pushed back at one point. “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” she said at another. “He interrupted me, and I’d like to just finish, please,” she said a third time.</p>

<p>It was hard not to see the interjections and pushback refracted through the lens of gender in a contest where the outsize support of women is lifting the Democratic ticket.</p>

<p>Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist, said that Harris “clearly came prepared with strategies for Pence interrupting, talking over her and running over time.”</p>

<p>“She was no doubt aware of the various dynamics and need to thread the needle on balancing being assertive and letting certain attacks go at points so as not to be seen as 'angry’ or ‘overly aggressive,’ which are common sexist racist tropes about women.” said Finney, who was an adviser on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.</p>

<p>Pence, it should be noted, was the only man on the stage Wednesday, with Harris across from him and Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief of USA Today, serving as moderator.</p>

<p><strong>Harris got tangled up on the courts</strong></p>

<p>The weakest moment of the night for Harris came on the courts, when Pence challenged her directly to answer whether she and Biden would endorse expanding the Supreme Court if Trump’s nominee for the current vacancy, Amy Coney Barrett, was seated.</p>

<p>Harris dodged. Pence called her out. And Harris dodged some more.</p>

<p>Pence declared at the end of a squirm-worthy segment: “You gave a non-answer. Joe Biden gave a non-answer. The straight answer is, they are going to pack the Supreme Court if they somehow win this election.”</p>

<p>The Biden campaign has clearly decreed that not answering this question — the former vice president has evaded it himself — is more politically palatable than any actual answer it might give. And on Wednesday night, that put Harris in a bind.</p>

<p>“She will be in media trainings as an example of what not to do when avoiding a question,” said Gorman, the Republican strategist.</p>

<p>With four weeks until the election — and upcoming Supreme Court confirming hearings — it is not clear how long the dodge will remain more tenable than an answer.</p>

<p>Harris eventually returned to familiar and safer ground when it comes to the courts: the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to unwind the Affordable Care Act. She turned to the camera to accuse Trump of trying to gut it “literally in the midst of a public health pandemic.”</p>

<p>Pence and Harris spar on race and racial justice.</p>

<p>Harris’ mere presence onstage — the first woman of color on a major party ticket — was a statement in and of itself, an accomplishment Pence acknowledged directly by congratulating her on the “the historic nature of your nomination.”</p>

<p>Still, Pence sought to undercut Harris’ credentials and appeal to Black voters, accusing her of prosecuting more African Americans than whites and saying she did not “lift a finger” for a criminal justice bill that Trump eventually signed.</p>

<p>He elided the inconsistencies of making that argument moments after he had said that it would be an “great insult” to say America was “systemically racist” or that law enforcement officers have an “implicit bias.”</p>

<p>Harris forcefully defended her record. “I will not sit here and be lectured by the vice president on what it means to enforce the laws of our country,” she said.</p>

<p>The two candidates also differed on whether there had been justice for Breonna Taylor, the Black woman who was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, during a police raid. “I don’t believe so,” Harris said. “I trust our justice system,” Pence said of a grand jury decision not to press further charges.</p>

<p>It was a disagreement — but, like much of the night, an expected and uneventful one.</p>


Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris sat a dozen feet apart Wednesday, separated by Plexiglas and an ideological chasm, for a 90-minute debate that for all the hype seems unlikely to affect the trajectory of presidential campaign.

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris sat a dozen feet apart Wednesday, separated by Plexiglas and an ideological chasm, for a 90-minute debate that for all the hype seems unlikely to affect the trajectory of presidential campaign. Harris wanted to talk about President Donald Trump. Pence wanted to talk about Joe Biden. And neither had much interest in answering any of the questions posed by the moderator — or by the other candidate — leading to a mostly staid series of two-minute set pieces. It was civil. It was conventional. It was not especially scintillating or revealing. But that was still a vast improvement over the unruly shout-out that Americans suffered through last week in the first presidential debate. It even felt normal — minus the Plexiglas plates erected onstage — as neither candidate focused on the most compelling news development in the nation: Trump’s contracting of the coronavirus, his hospitalization and return to the White House amid unanswered questions about the full nature of his medical status. By the end of the night, the debate seemed a news cycle or a presidential tweet away from being forgotten, and for a Biden ticket that is ahead in the polls, that is welcome news. That is the first of six takeaways from the lone vice-presidential debate, with 27 days left until Election Day: The race was not upended. It was telling that a fly that landed on Pence’s head partway through the debate was among the biggest buzz generators of the night. For all the high Democratic expectations around Harris and her past debate performances, she did not eviscerate Pence. As for Pence, he turned in an effective, dutiful, conservative case for Trump, the likes of which the president rarely articulates himself. “There are things the campaigns can use from this,” said Matt Gorman, a Republican strategist. “But the trajectory of the race is in the same place it was 24 hours ago.” And that trajectory is not good for Trump. “Mike Pence threw snacks to his base but offered nothing substantive to gain ground,” said Jess O’Connell, a Democratic strategist. Given the age of Biden, 77, and the fact that this would be a 74-year-old Trump’s final term, it is quite possible that clips from the debate could have a bigger impact on the 2024 race than on 2020. Harris tried to keep 2020 as a referendum on Trump. It is not often that the first lines of a debate will be among the most important, but the opening answer from Harris amounted to a succinct summary not just of her strategy for the next 90 minutes, but of the Democratic plan for the final four weeks of the race: “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country.” She was talking about the coronavirus. And looking straight into the camera, she delivered a devastating critique of the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic, ticking off a series of blunt and brutal statistics: 210,000 dead, 7 million cases, one in five businesses closed and more than 30 million filing for unemployment. Harris navigated the potentially tricky waters of attacking the administration without personalizing matters around a president still recovering from the virus. She accused the administration of muzzling the truth (“They knew, and they covered it up”) and not having a clear path forward (“They still don’t have a plan. They still don’t have a plan”). And that was just in her first two minutes, which she ended with an exclamation point: “This administration has forfeited their right to reelection.” Pence had few strong answers, acknowledging the “very challenging time” the nation had been through while trying to focus on some of Trump’s early actions, like suspending travel from China. But his final thought in his first scripted answer was a swipe at Biden, saying that the Democratic plan for COVID-19 of looked “a little bit like plagiarism, which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about." It was a sign that … … Pence wanted to make the election an ideological choice. Pence was most comfortable on the economy and the traditional Republican message of cutting taxes and regulations, pitching the specifics of the Trump tax cuts in more granular and understandable detail than Trump managed in his own debate performance. “The American economy — the American comeback is on the ballot,” Pence said. Over and over, he redirected — sometimes smoothly and sometimes not — questions back to the Biden agenda. When Harris said that Biden would repeal the full Trump tax bill, he pounced, saying that doing so would hike taxes for many Americans ( Harris clarified with Biden’s pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 per year). The point was not the specifics. It was to frame the election as a choice between competing visions, even if Pence intentionally sought to blur the differences between Harris’ own positions during the primary, such as embracing the Green New Deal and opposing fracking, with those of Biden, who has not taken those same positions. When in doubt, Pence returned to economics. Such as when he was asked if climate change was an existential threat. Mr. Pence paused, dodged and pivoted to the safe space: “Once again, Sen. Harris is denying the fact that they’re going to raise taxes." Sara Fagen, a Republican strategist and a former senior official in the George W. Bush White House, praised Pence’s economic focus. “He needed to make the case on the economy, and he’s effectively drawing a contrast between two economic visions for America,” she said. Pence’s interruptions revealed the stage’s gender dynamics. In the early stretches of the debate, Harris took an extended opportunity not just to defend Biden’s credentials but, step by step, to walk through her own: a former San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, U.S. senator (“only the second Black woman”) and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “Women always have overcompensate on résumé,” said Alexis Grenell, a Democratic strategist. “Men are evaluated based on potential, and women have to come with receipts. You can hear that in Kamala’s answer.” There were other gender dynamics at play, including Pence’s regular interruptions. “I’m speaking,” Harris pushed back at one point. “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” she said at another. “He interrupted me, and I’d like to just finish, please,” she said a third time. It was hard not to see the interjections and pushback refracted through the lens of gender in a contest where the outsize support of women is lifting the Democratic ticket. Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist, said that Harris “clearly came prepared with strategies for Pence interrupting, talking over her and running over time.” “She was no doubt aware of the various dynamics and need to thread the needle on balancing being assertive and letting certain attacks go at points so as not to be seen as 'angry’ or ‘overly aggressive,’ which are common sexist racist tropes about women.” said Finney, who was an adviser on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Pence, it should be noted, was the only man on the stage Wednesday, with Harris across from him and Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief of USA Today, serving as moderator. Harris got tangled up on the courts The weakest moment of the night for Harris came on the courts, when Pence challenged her directly to answer whether she and Biden would endorse expanding the Supreme Court if Trump’s nominee for the current vacancy, Amy Coney Barrett, was seated. Harris dodged. Pence called her out. And Harris dodged some more. Pence declared at the end of a squirm-worthy segment: “You gave a non-answer. Joe Biden gave a non-answer. The straight answer is, they are going to pack the Supreme Court if they somehow win this election.” The Biden campaign has clearly decreed that not answering this question — the former vice president has evaded it himself — is more politically palatable than any actual answer it might give. And on Wednesday night, that put Harris in a bind. “She will be in media trainings as an example of what not to do when avoiding a question,” said Gorman, the Republican strategist. With four weeks until the election — and upcoming Supreme Court confirming hearings — it is not clear how long the dodge will remain more tenable than an answer. Harris eventually returned to familiar and safer ground when it comes to the courts: the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to unwind the Affordable Care Act. She turned to the camera to accuse Trump of trying to gut it “literally in the midst of a public health pandemic.” Pence and Harris spar on race and racial justice. Harris’ mere presence onstage — the first woman of color on a major party ticket — was a statement in and of itself, an accomplishment Pence acknowledged directly by congratulating her on the “the historic nature of your nomination.” Still, Pence sought to undercut Harris’ credentials and appeal to Black voters, accusing her of prosecuting more African Americans than whites and saying she did not “lift a finger” for a criminal justice bill that Trump eventually signed. He elided the inconsistencies of making that argument moments after he had said that it would be an “great insult” to say America was “systemically racist” or that law enforcement officers have an “implicit bias.” Harris forcefully defended her record. “I will not sit here and be lectured by the vice president on what it means to enforce the laws of our country,” she said. The two candidates also differed on whether there had been justice for Breonna Taylor, the Black woman who was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, during a police raid. “I don’t believe so,” Harris said. “I trust our justice system,” Pence said of a grand jury decision not to press further charges. It was a disagreement — but, like much of the night, an expected and uneventful one.

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