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Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance clashed over the Middle East, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change and the economy during the US vice presidential debate, which focused on political differences and witnessed few personal attacks.
Vance questioned why Harris had not done more to address inflation, immigration, and the economy while serving in President Joe Biden's administration, and launched an attack on her, which Trump himself was largely unable to do during his debate with Harris last month.
“If Kamala Harris has such great plans for how to address the problems of the middle class, she should do it now, not when she seeks the promotion (to the position of president), but in the job that the American people gave her three and a half years ago,” Vance said.
For his part, Walz described Trump as an unstable leader who prioritized billionaires, and attacked the former president for pressuring Republicans in Congress to abandon a border security bill earlier this year.
The Middle East
The debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York began with the escalating crisis in the Middle East, after Israel continued its attack on southern Lebanon and Iran launched missile strikes on Israel.
Walz said Trump is too “volatile” and sympathetic to powerful leaders to be trusted to deal with the growing conflict, while Vance asserted that Trump has made the world safer during his term.
When asked whether he would support an Israeli strike on Iran, Vance indicated that he would accept Israel's assessment, while Walz did not answer the question directly.
