They continued arguing about immigration, climate change, abortion, the economy, and personal failure. On the latter issue, Walz acknowledged that he had sometimes been wrong, and Vance admitted that he had been wrong.
"Let's consider where this started," Walz said in response to the first question in the debate on the Iranian attack. «On October 7, Hamas terrorists massacred more than 1,400 Israelis and took prisoners...Israel's ability to defend itself is absolutely critical. Recovering its hostages is essential and ending the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the expansion of Israel and its proxies "It is an absolutely fundamental need for the United States to have strong leadership there."
"You saw it today, where, together with our Israeli partners and our coalition, we were able to stop the incoming attack. But the bottom line here is that strong leadership is going to matter," he added.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, attacked former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate in 2024. "It's clear, and the world saw on the debate stage a few weeks ago, a nearly 80-year-old Donald that Trump talks about The size of the crowds is not what we need right now. But it's not just that: It's those closest to Donald Trump who understand how dangerous it is when the world is this dangerous, said his chief of staff, John Kelly. . who was the most flawed human being I had ever met, and both his defense secretaries and his national security advisers said he should not be anywhere near the White House," Walz said.
"What we have seen from Vice President Harris is that we have seen strong leadership. We have seen a calm that can draw upon coalitions to unite them, understanding that our allies matter. When our allies see Donald Trump turned to Vladimir Putin, he turned to "North Korea. When we start to see that kind of fickleness around keeping coalitions together, we will remain committed and, as the vice president said today, we will protect our forces and our allied forces and there will be consequences," he added.
Vance in response said that it was Donald Trump who "really achieved stability" in the world by establishing "effective deterrence."
"People were afraid of going overboard. Iran, which launched this attack, has received over $100 billion in unfrozen assets thanks to the Kamala Harris administration. What do they use that money for? They use it to buy weapons who are now attacking our allies and, God forbid, potentially attacking the United States as well," the Republican candidate said.
"Donald Trump recognized that for people to fear the United States, peace through strength was needed. They needed to recognize that if they stepped out of line, the United States, the global leadership, would return stability and peace to the world" , said. aggregate.
Vance further said that it is up to Israel what they "believe they need to do to keep their country safe, and we must support our allies wherever they are when they fight the bad guys."
Vice presidential debates are not considered as consequential as the one between the leading nominees and are not known to have any bearing on poll numbers. But given how tight the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is, this debate is being watched closely. However, viewership is not expected to match the 67 million who watched the Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump.
"Let's consider where this started," Walz said in response to the first question in the debate on the Iranian attack. «On October 7, Hamas terrorists massacred more than 1,400 Israelis and took prisoners...Israel's ability to defend itself is absolutely critical. Recovering its hostages is essential and ending the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the expansion of Israel and its proxies "It is an absolutely fundamental need for the United States to have strong leadership there."
"You saw it today, where, together with our Israeli partners and our coalition, we were able to stop the incoming attack. But the bottom line here is that strong leadership is going to matter," he added.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, attacked former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate in 2024. "It's clear, and the world saw on the debate stage a few weeks ago, a nearly 80-year-old Donald that Trump talks about The size of the crowds is not what we need right now. But it's not just that: It's those closest to Donald Trump who understand how dangerous it is when the world is this dangerous, said his chief of staff, John Kelly. . who was the most flawed human being I had ever met, and both his defense secretaries and his national security advisers said he should not be anywhere near the White House," Walz said.
"What we have seen from Vice President Harris is that we have seen strong leadership. We have seen a calm that can draw upon coalitions to unite them, understanding that our allies matter. When our allies see Donald Trump turned to Vladimir Putin, he turned to "North Korea. When we start to see that kind of fickleness around keeping coalitions together, we will remain committed and, as the vice president said today, we will protect our forces and our allied forces and there will be consequences," he added.
Vance in response said that it was Donald Trump who "really achieved stability" in the world by establishing "effective deterrence."
"People were afraid of going overboard. Iran, which launched this attack, has received over $100 billion in unfrozen assets thanks to the Kamala Harris administration. What do they use that money for? They use it to buy weapons who are now attacking our allies and, God forbid, potentially attacking the United States as well," the Republican candidate said.
"Donald Trump recognized that for people to fear the United States, peace through strength was needed. They needed to recognize that if they stepped out of line, the United States, the global leadership, would return stability and peace to the world" , said. aggregate.
Vance further said that it is up to Israel what they "believe they need to do to keep their country safe, and we must support our allies wherever they are when they fight the bad guys."
Vice presidential debates are not considered as consequential as the one between the leading nominees and are not known to have any bearing on poll numbers. But given how tight the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is, this debate is being watched closely. However, viewership is not expected to match the 67 million who watched the Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump.
