VP debate live updates: Trump calls CBS hosts ‘young ladies’ and J.D. Vance claims they broke ‘fact check’ rules

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor

It didn’t take long for Donald Trump rip into what he was seeing live TV. Trump, who spoke earlier for more than an hour at two separate events in Wisconsin, began by going after the moderators, before hurling repeated insults at Tim Walz.

‘Both young ladies have been extremely biased Anchors!’ Trump wrote about Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell.

He cheered J.D. Vance’s defense of his foreign policy leadership. ‘A great defense of me and the Administration of fake charges made by an obviously not very bright Governor,’ wrote Trump throwing out his first insult of the night.

Then he called out Walz for looking down and scribbling, following a shaky first answer. ‘Walz is taking so many notes – Never seen a Candidate take more! He needs the notes to keep his brain intact,’ said Trump.

‘JD is steady and strong, Tampon Tim is sweating bullets, he is nervous and “weird”, Trump said using an insult he uses on the stump.

‘JD is doing GREAT – A different level of Intelligence from Tampon Tim!’ Trump wrote in another.

By Jon Michael Raasch, U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

JD Vance was offered the first questions of the evening regarding the U.S. southern border.

‘You’ve got to reimplement Donald Trump’s border policies, build the wall, reimplement deportations … we’ve got 20, 25 million illegal aliens who are here in the country,’ Vance said.

He also mentioned how minors are used as ‘drug mules’ after the CBS Host Margaret Brennan questioned Vance about it.

The Republican continued to rip Harris’s performance in his response, claiming she neglected to fix problems that began early in Biden’s tenure that led to millions of illegal crossings.

Walz, when pressed, decried Republicans who tanked a bipartisan border bill earlier this year.

The Democrat also laid out how as president Harris could enact new policies, though Vance pointed out she should be advocating such moves while she is now in power.

Gov. Tim Walz used a lot of his time when his opponent was speaking to take notes during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

As Vance spoke, Walz grimaced and furrowed his brow as he took notes. From time to time, Vance would look up

with an unblinking grimace on his face as he looked at Vance.

J.D. Vance’s blue eyes are distracting some debate watchers from what he’s actually saying at the vice presidential showdown.

‘I am having a hard time hearing what JD Vance is saying. His dreamy eyes have entranced me. GORGEOUS eyes,’ wrote one X user.

Both Vance and Tim Walz are being shown on camera throughout the debate even as their rival is speaking.

From Rob Crilly, Chief U.S. Political Correspondent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Donald Trump promised Tuesday to turn his return to the site of his attempted assassination into a celebration of the life of firefighter Corey Comperatore, who died after being struck by the gunman’s bullet.

Trump will appear before supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

‘It’s going to be a really big event, and it’s going to be something,’ Trump told reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ‘We’ll celebrate the life of Corey.’

Trump spoke for an hour-and-half on Tuesday evening, showing no sign of ceding the limelight to his running mate J.D. Vance as he prepared for his vice-presidential debate.

The former president held forth on the cost of living crisis, school choice and bloodshed in the Middle East.

Gov Tim Walz just accused Trump of demeaning American soldiers by dismissing ‘traumatic brain injuries’ as headaches.

You don’t need to go back to 2020 to check whether or not this is true. Trump said it again this evening, when he was asked about Iran wounding American troops back then.

What does injured mean? Injured means … You mean because they had a headache, because the bombs never hit the fort.

In fact 34 personnel had injuries, and 17 were so severe they were evacuated to Germany for observation and treatment.

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent

Former President Donald Trump set the table to accuse vice presidential debate moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan of bias just two minutes into Tuesday’s vice presidential debates.

‘Both young ladies have been extremely biased Anchors!’ he posted to Truth Social before O’Donnell or Brennan even started their questioning.

In the past, Trump has mocked Brennan’s Face the Nation, calling it ‘Deface the Nation.’

‘The CBS no name (host)ess, and other guest, Peter Baker of the Failing New York Times were totally biased, boring and wrong (as usual!),’ the then-president claimed in a 2019 tweet.

O’Donnell and Brennan are moderating the CBS vice presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance.

Sen. JD Vance repeatedly referred to the ‘Kamala Harris administration,’ during the Vice Presidential debate Tuesday night.

During a question about the attacks on Israel from Iran, Vance referred to the ‘Kamala Harris administration.’

At another point, Vance referred to a problem occurring ‘during the administration of Kamala Harris.’

Vance is drawing attention to Harris as the incumbent without focusing as much attention on President Joe Biden.

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor

JD Vance issued a defense of his running mate Donald Trump after Tim Walz accused him of ‘fickle leadership.’

‘Diplomacy is not a dirty word,’ Vance said.

‘You yourself just said Iran is as close to a nuclear weapon today as they have ever been, and Governor Walz blamed Donald Trump. Who has been the vice president for the last three and a half years?’ he asked.

‘When Iran and Hamas and their proxies attacked Israel, it was during the administration of Kamala Harris,’ he continued. ‘So Governor Walz can criticize Donald Trump’s tweets, but effective, smart diplomacy and peace through strength is how you bring stability back to a very broken world,’ Vance said.

Vance and Trump have each been trying to hang unpopular Biden administration positions on Harris. Walz himself referred to the ‘Harris administration in his answer on clean energy and climate change.

Vance calls for a ‘robust and aggressive’ federal response to the hurricane.

He also claims the ex-president supports clean air and water but slams democrats over efforts to address climate change.

Walz responded that Trump has called climate change a ‘hoax.’

By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent

J.D. Vance and Tim Walz took to the debate stage on Tuesday night, shaking hands before taking their spots on stage.

The two vice presidential candidates walked on stage at 8:58 pm.

‘Good to meet you,’ Vance said as they exchanged greetings.

Vance asked if he could shake Walz’s hand on the air again, and Walz agreed.

And so they did once they were introduced by moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan.

The first question was on the Middle East – particularly Iran attacking Israel – and went to Walz.

The Democratic presidential nominee was shaky in his response.

He fumbled when talking about Israel’s right to defend itself. And stuttered when trying to incorporate attacks on Donald Trump and Vance in his question.

There were several ‘uhs’ sprinkled in his response and he was choppy as tried to answer the question while attacking his Republican rivals.

By Jon Michael Raasch, U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

Republican Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance posted a last-second update on X before the debate kicked off.

‘I’m handing the keys to my account over to my staff for the next few hours,’ he said of his social media account, confirming he really is the author behind his posts.

‘Tune in … and follow along here for updates!’

He continued: ‘Looking forward to a great debate tonight.’

The Tim Walz motorcade arrived at the debate location around 8:45pm ET.

As he arrived, a group of Trump supporters were waving signs for the ex-president.

Vice President Kamala Harris posts a message of support for her running mate Tim Walz ahead of his debate tonight.

From Rob Crilly, Chief U.S. Political Correspondent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump will watch the debate from his private plane tonight as he flies back from Wisconsin, where he held two campaign events.

He was asked whether he had given his running mate any advice for the night.

‘Have fun,’ he said to laughter.

We have, we have a big deal going on, and I said. JD, have a lot of fun. He’s a smart guy. He’s been amazing. He’s been a real warrior, top student at Yale. He was a very brilliant guy in so many different ways. And you know, he’s a very hard worker, he goes around is not afraid of the media. He’d stand here and answer all of your questions. There’s a lot of people won’t do that.

By Jon Michael Raasch, U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

A bipartisan coalition of 12 senators has published a letter calling on congressional leaders to convene the body to vote on Hurricane Helene disaster relief.

The urgent plea comes just before the vice presidential nominees Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, face off in the last planned debate of the election cycle. The plea for relief, along with funding for Israel amid Iran’s recent bombing of the nation, could come up during the VP showdown this evening.

The senators who published the letter came from the states most impacted: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. Over 160 deaths have been caused by the storm, a total that is expected to rise, the lawmakers wrote.

‘Although the true level of devastation is still unfolding, it is clear that Congress must act to meet the unmet needs in our states and address the scope and scale of destruction experienced by our constituents,’ the letter stated.

‘This may even require Congress to come back in October to ensure we have enough time to enact legislation before the end of this calendar year. Tens of millions of Americans were impacted by Hurricane Helene, and we look forward to working with you to provide relief to those impacted by this horrific storm.’

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is hitting Donald Trump’ running mate J.D. Vance attempting to paint him as an extremist ahead of the vice presidential debate.

The digital ad warns the Ohio senator would be a ‘heartbeat away’ from the Oval Office if Trump wins the White House come November.

The ad starts with Arizona Senator Mark Kelly voicing his concern with Vance and a narrator calling him an extremist before using audio of Vance himself.

‘I certainly would like abortion to be illegal nationally,’ Vance states.

It then accuses him of being a threat to democracy for saying he would not have backed certifying the 2020 election results and ties him to the conservative 2025 Project.

‘He’s not just weird, or dangerous. He could be a heartbeat away from the Oval Office,’ the narrator says.

By Jon Michael Raasch, U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

As the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees get ready to debate next week, J.D. Vance is making sure he will be familiar with the territory.

The highly-anticipated debate between Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and his Democratic counterpart Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give voters their first taste of their divergent views.

CBS News will host the showdown Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET in New York City and it is expected to be the only debate between the two potential VPs – and the final debate of this election cycle.

So to prepare effectively for his match-up with the Minnesota governor, Vance has enlisted the help of another major politician from the North Star State who has been meticulously studying Walz.

‘I’ve spent the last month going through all of his debates,’ House Republican Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota told DailyMail.com of his studying Walz in an exclusive interview. ‘If I do my job, J.D. is going to expose him.’

CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan have been tapped to moderate Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Democratic nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republican nominee, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

The newswomen are in charge of two of CBS’ premiere shows – with O’Donnell the anchor of CBS Evening News and Brennan the host of Face the Nation, the network’s long-running Sunday show.

For O’Donnell, 50, the debate moderator gig is a swan song of sorts, as she will exit Evening News after the November election and take on a new position at the network.

As the U.S. prepared to sit down and watch the CBS Vice Presidential Debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz, many questioned the 9 p.m. ET start time.

‘Why is the VP debate so damn late? START time 9pm? Seriously?’ one X user commented.

Another complained that the ‘American ppl have to work tomorrow’.

The presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump also began at 9 p.m. ET, and ran for over 90 minutes.

The showdown between Vance and Walz will run for the same length of time after they take the stage in New York.

Donald Trump said he will go on CBS 60 Minutes only on the condition that he get an apology from the network.

He confirmed the spat when asked about the cancellation while taking questions in Milwaukee. ‘After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate,’ the network said.

Trump referenced his contentious 2020 sit-down with CBS’ Leslie Stahl.

‘First I want to get an apology,’ said Trump. ‘They said the laptop from hell was from Russia. I said it wasn’t from Russia, it was from Hunter [Biden],’ Trump said.

The interview, paired with one with Kamala Harris, was set to air in a Monday night special.

‘They really owed me an apology,’ Trump said.

President Biden says he has Tim Walz’ back as Kamala Harris’ running mate prepares to take the debate stage tonight.

‘Coach, I got your back tonight!’ Biden posted on X with a picture of the Minnesota governor.

‘Tonight, America will see the strong, principled, and effective leader I’ve known for years—and the contrast you and Kamala provide against the other team,’ he continued.

Former President Donald Trump isn’t ready to grab the popcorn for the vice presidential debate just yet. He took questions on Israel and Ukraine after speaking for nearly an hour in Milwaukee Tuesday evening.

Earlier, he spoke for more than an hour in Waunakee.

He said Iran’s attack on Israel was caused by a ‘lack of respect’ for the U.S. And he claimed if he were still in office Iran would have built economic ties with Israel. ‘I think everybody including Iran would have been in the Abraham Accords,’ Trump said.

In a striking moment at the Democratic National Convention in August, sixteen former members of Mankato West High School’s football team took the stage in a tribute to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

After all, Vice President Kamala Harris told the roaring crowd, he was their ‘coach’.

Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar went even further, declaring: ‘In Minnesota, we trust a coach who turned a team that was 0-27 into state champions.’

Americans watching might have been left with the distinct impression that Walz was the man behind the team’s underdog triumph.

In fact, the head coach of the all-conquering side known as the ‘Scarlets’ was a man named Rick Sutton.

Walz, a social studies teacher by day, was simply one of several assistant coaches under Sutton, working primarily with the defensive players.

For his part, Sutton has expressed no ill will for Walz getting the credit on the national stage. But he also has left no doubt as to who was really in charge.

‘Tim was really great at selling his point of view and then accepting a different direction,’ Sutton said in August. ‘But at some point, somebody has to make that decision, and that’s going to be the head coach.’

Read more from DailyMail.com’s Nick Allen:

Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in their only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, and both have a point to prove: That they are not completely weird.

Walz may have deployed the term first to write off the entire Republican ticket, but a J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com poll of voters shows he has work to do too.

When 1000 likely voters were asked earlier this month who was the most weird of the two candidates, some 40 percent picked Sen. Vance, 40.

More than a third, 35 percent, nominated Walz, the 60-year-old governor of Minnesota.

But in an election that will go down to the wire, decided by the tiniest of margins, there are signs that there is everything to play for when the two running mates take the stage in New York on Tuesday evening.

Tonight marks the one and only debate between vice presidential hopefuls – Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

The two men will square off at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.

The debate will be moderated by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell and Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan.

The conversation could get colorful as it was Vance who first claimed that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio were eating the residents’ pets.

Former President Donald Trump produced the most viral moment during last month’s debate in Philadelphia against Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, when he brought up the Springfield pet conspiracy theory.