Ahead of the first and only vice presidential debate of the campaign between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, moderator CBS News said both candidates have a responsibility to fact-check each other.
According to CBS, hosts Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan will primarily focus on facilitating debate and enforcing the rules of debate.
Below are the facts regarding some of the false or misleading claims presented at Tuesday’s vice presidential debate.
President Trump’s position on abortion
Vance said President Donald Trump supports states enacting their own abortion laws.
Vance claimed that President Trump said, “The proper way to deal with this…is to let the voters decide and let the states decide their abortion policy.”
That’s not correct. During the last debate, Donald Trump declined to say whether he would sign a national abortion ban.
Advocating for immigrants in Springfield, Ohio
Vance referred to immigrants with legal status as “illegal,” referring to Springfield, Ohio, where many Haitian immigrants have recently settled.
“We brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans, which has overwhelmed our schools, overwhelmed our hospitals, and made housing completely unaffordable.”
As CBS host Margaret Brennan pointed out, Springfield’s Haitian immigrants have legal status. Their arrival in the town has helped revive the town, which has lost a quarter of its population since the 1960s, local residents and leaders said.
Talking about the climate crisis and manufacturing
The Ohio senator has repeatedly expressed skepticism about the reality that carbon emissions are causing global warming.
Tonight, he said something a little more subtle. “One of the things I’ve noticed that our Democratic friends talk about a lot is their concern about carbon emissions. The idea that carbon emissions are causing all climate change… It’s just that it’s true. Let me tell you,” just for discussion. ”
Despite Vance’s skepticism, that’s certainly true. 100% of global warming since 1950 is due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation.
Vance also took viewers on a circuitous journey to suggest that if Harris really cared about the climate crisis, she would bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
Carbon emissions contribute to global warming, whether manufactured in the United States or abroad. The Controlling Inflation Act of 2022, the Biden administration’s landmark climate bill, is primarily aimed at encouraging domestic manufacturing.
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