A Damning Non-Answer
Trump's MAGA movement and Project 2025 attacks on personal liberty and American democracy are unpopular with most voters—so they just lie.
During the VP Presidential Debate, JD Vance attempted to whitewash Trump's failed record and unpopular policies by lying about everything from abortion, healthcare, and immigration to climate change and tax cuts for billionaires. Vance's most outrageous lie was claiming that Trump saved Obamacare after repeatedly trying to overturn it. But the one thing Vance could not run from was Trump's Big Lie. After repeatedly refusing to admit that Trump lost the 2020 election, Tim Walz exposed Vance as an anti-democratic extremist by pointing out, "That is a damning non-answer."
During the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday night, Senator JD Vance of Ohio tried to pitch a gentler version of himself. (Credit Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
It All Seemed So Conventional. And Then Came Jan. 6., New York Times | 10/2/2024
By Jess Bidgood
JD Vance may well be thinking about 2028 and beyond. He will need a lot more than a fairly mild 90-minute debate to fully soften his image.
Video: Vance won’t say Trump lost 2020 election, PBS Newshour | 10/1/2024
Walz says that’s a ‘damning non-answer’
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