Both candidates’ mics are muted during vice presidential debate clash

In what has been thought-about largely civil for the primary and solely vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election, a heated argument resulted in each candidates’ microphones being briefly muted.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance shook arms after taking the stage at CBS Studios Tuesday night and moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan ran by way of the principles.

“CBS Information reserves the suitable to mute the candidates’ microphones to keep up decorum,” O’Donnell mentioned through the opening of the talk.

After responding to a query about Donald Trump’s proposal to conduct mass deportation of migrants, together with Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, he falsely claimed are within the nation illegally, Walz mentioned, “It turns into a speaking level. And when it turns into a speaking level like this, we dehumanize and villainize different human beings.

“In Springfield, they’re consuming the canines. The people who got here in, they’re consuming the cats, they’re consuming, they’re consuming the pets of the people who reside there,” Trump mentioned then.

Vance didn’t try and stroll again or apologize for his baseless claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, he continued to state they have been within the U.S. illegally — which they aren’t.

Earlier than O’Donnell pivoted the talk towards the economic system, Brennan famous that Springfield, Ohio, has numerous Haitian immigrants with authorized standing.

“Simply to make clear for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does have numerous Haitian migrants, who’ve authorized standing,” Brennan mentioned.

Vance talked over each moderators about an asylum software, with Walz chiming in to fact-check Vance, leading to each candidates’ mics being muted.

“Gents, the viewers cannot hear you as a result of your mics are lower. We now have a lot we wish to get to,” O’Donnell mentioned to the vice presidential hopefuls.