
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., surrogating for Vance, predicted that Iran’s assaults Tuesday on Israel might be part of the talk questions, saying the newest growth within the Center East has raised the stakes of the significance of nationwide safety points.

Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks to the media in assist of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance within the spin room earlier than the Vice Presidential debate in New York Metropolis, Oct. 1, 2024.
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“I feel that because the American individuals are seeing the unprecedented hypersonic ballistic missile assault immediately from Iran launched into a number of portions, that raises the stakes,” she mentioned within the spin room. “It additionally supplies a chance for JD Vance to check the peace by way of power, and the peace, particularly within the Center East beneath President Trump, versus this disaster that we’re seeing all over the world.”
-ABC Information’ Soo Rin Kim