Vice presidential hopefuls had their microphones cut off after Republican JD Vance protested that CBS debate moderators had “verified” him about Haitian immigrant claims in Springfield, Ohio.
During a discussion about immigration, Vance spoke about how Haitians were overwhelming resources in the Ohio community.
Springfield has been the focus of the 2024 presidential campaign for weeks after Vance and former President Donald Trump claimed immigrants there were “eating pets.”
“Thank you, Governor, and just to clarify, to our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, has a large number of Haitian immigrants who have legal status, temporary protected status,” Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan told the presidential candidate. vice president.
After moderators fact-checked the former Trump unevenly during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris last month, CBS said there would be no live fact-checking on Tuesday night.
Vice presidential hopefuls had their microphones cut off after Republican JD Vance protested that CBS debate moderators ‘checked’ him about Haitian immigrant claims in Springfield, Ohio.
Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan (R) fact-checked Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, pointing out how Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, were in the country legally.
Instead, they would provide the public with a QR code where they could find fact checks provided online.
‘Thank you, Margaret. “The rules were that you guys weren’t going to fact-check me, and since you’re fact-checking me, I think it’s important to say what’s really going on,” Vance said.
He then insisted that obtaining a particular type of visa was easy under the Biden Administration.
Immigrants, Vance said, could be “granted legal status with the wave of a Kamala-Harris open border wand.”
“Thank you, Senator, for describing the legal process,” Brennan responded dryly.
Vance continued speaking, noting how “Kamala Harris paved that path.”
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz later joined in, saying “those laws have been in place since 1990.”
As Vance attempted to clarify another point, suddenly his voice was no longer audible in the studio.
“Gentlemen, the public can’t hear you because your microphones are cut off,” Brennan told them.
“We have a lot of things we want to get to.”
