Vance acknowledges Walz had ‘a very tough job’ defending Harris at debate

    Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters before he departs Pitt-Greenville Airport following a campaign event in Greenville, N.C., Saturday Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

    Vance reflected that Walz was given “a very tough job” in defending Harris at Tuesday’s debate.

    Trump’s running mate explained his goal for the debate was to discuss “substance” with voters and explain how the country’s current leadership has failed them. When asked if he believed Walz looked nervous at all, Vance said he did not notice since he was nervous himself and was focused on what his opponent was saying.

    “To be fair to Tim Walz, he had a very tough job, and that is to defend the policies of Kamala Harris,” Vance said in his first post-debate interview on Fox News’s Hannity. “He does, and look, Kamala Harris has done this. Her policy failures have made food, housing, energy unaffordable. We just need a change in this country. We need to get back to the commonsense leadership of Donald Trump. I’m not surprised that Tim couldn’t defend that record. Who could?”

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