Simply 24 Hilarious Tweets About Tim Walz And JD Vance’s Debate – The Boston Courier

Some might have discovered the vice presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Ohio Sen. JD Vance to be a little bit of a nap Tuesday evening — however tweets about it on X had been eye-opening jolts of hilarity.

In case you bought bored and tapped out of the talk early — or Vance gave you an excessive amount of of these I-need-to-hold-my-hand-over-my-glass-while-talking-to-this-guy-in-a-bar vibes and also you needed to swap channels — permit us to fill you in on the highlights.

Though each candidates tended to dodge direct questions, Vance initially got here off like a reasonably clean used automobile salesman whereas Walz channeled the power of a frazzled highschool instructor attempting to verbally motive with two teenage boys absolutely engaged in a fist struggle within the faculty hallway.

Issues started to take a flip when Vance was answering a query about immigration when he introduced up Springfield, Ohio, saying “he’s concerned about Americans there” who “have had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris’ open border.”

“In Springfield, Ohio, and in communities all across this country, you’ve got schools that are overwhelmed, you’ve got hospitals that are overwhelmed,” Vance stated. “You’ve got housing that is totally unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans for scarce homes. The people that I’m most worried about in Springfield, Ohio, are the American citizens who have had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris’ open border.”

Finally moderator Margaret Brennan felt it was essential to hit Vance with a truth test — though CBS had initially stated there can be no fact-checking throughout this debate.

“And just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does have a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status, temporary protected status,” Brennan stated. And Vance protested with this gem: “Margaret, the rules were that you guys were not going to fact check,” he stated.

If that wasn’t sufficient to lift an eyebrow, Vance went on to clarify the authorized technique of how immigrants can apply for momentary protected standing with Walz interjecting.

However Brennan wasn’t having it.

“Thank you senator for describing the legal process,” she stated. “But we have so much to get to.”

However Vance saved going till Brennan needed to clarify to him and Walz that “the audience can’t hear you because your mics are cut.”

One other pivotal second got here towards the top of the talk, wherein Walz pressed Vance about Jan. 6 and former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss — a defeat that Trump nonetheless publicly denies. At one level, Walz confronted Vance and requested him instantly:

“Did [Trump] lose the 2020 election?”

“Tim, I’m focused on the future,” Vance responded.

“That’s a damning non-answer,” Walz stated.

There have been a couple of extra highlights, which you’ll examine right here, however these are the moments most individuals latched on to on X (apart from Vance showing to be sporting quite a lot of eyeliner).

To see all of the humorous issues X customers needed to say, simply scroll down!