Yesterday, JD Vance and Tim Walz stood off against each other in this year’s sole vice presidential debate. It began with a brief statement from the moderators, describing the tumultuous state of the world and the country before asking Tim Walz about Israel’s recent attack on Lebanon. Tim Walz gave a policy-oriented response where he yammered a bit about the horridness of Hamas and the importance of Israel before clunkily shifting into a well-worn criticism of Donald Trump: that he doesn’t care about America’s allies and that he lacks the temperament to be president. He said Harris would protect American allies and American interests. Simple as.
The moderators then asked Vance for his response and his position on the conflict. He assured the moderators that he would get around to answering the question, and then he turned to the camera. He thanked the American people for caring enough to tune i…