Top 5 moments from only VP debate between Vance and Walz before election

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., met look to look connected Tuesday nighttime successful New York City for the only vice statesmanlike debate earlier the election. 

The lawsuit covered a assortment of subjects ranging from migration to clime alteration to termination arsenic the 2 lesser known politicians sought to marque their introductions to American voters earlier predetermination day. 

Here are the apical moments from the debate: 

VANCE, WALZ SPAR OVER ABORTION AND IMMIGRATION IN FIRST AND ONLY VP DEBATE

1. JD Vance fact-checks CBS News moderators

After CBS News' Margaret Brennan offered an impromptu fact-check successful effect to Vance describing cities being overwhelmed by amerciable immigration, noting that galore Haitians successful Springfield, Ohio person been granted a ineligible status, Vance deed backmost astatine her for violating the presumption of the debate. 

"Margaret, the rules were that you are not going to fact-check. And since you're fact-checking me, I deliberation it's important to accidental what's really going on," helium said. "So there's an exertion called the CBP 1 app wherever you tin spell connected arsenic an amerciable migrant, use for asylum oregon use for parole and beryllium granted ineligible presumption astatine the question of a Kamala Harris unfastened borderline wand."

WALZ REPEATS GEORGIA ABORTION DEATH FALSEHOOD DECRIED BY DOCTORS AS 'FEARMONGERING'

2. In amusement of compassion, Vance tells Walz helium is atrocious that his lad witnessed a shooting

Vance told Walz that helium was atrocious to perceive that his lad had been witnesser to a shooting, successful a infinitesimal of civility that was peculiarly predominant during the vice statesmanlike debate. This civility has besides been little and little communal during statesmanlike debates, which person proven contentious successful caller predetermination cycles. 

"I didn't cognize that your 17-year-old witnessed a shooting, and I'm atrocious astir that," the legislator told Walz. 

"I admit it," Walz said. 

"Christ person mercy," Vance remarked. 

JD VANCE REMINDS CBS MODERATORS OF DEBATE RULES AFTER THEY TRY TO FACT-CHECK HIM

JD Vance and Tim Walz debated connected Tuesday nighttime successful New York City with conscionable weeks until the election.  (Reuters)

3. Vance says helium thinks Walz wants to lick borderline crisis—but Kamala Harris doesn't

"The American citizens person had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris's unfastened border. It is simply a disgrace, Tim," Vance said during the debate.

"And I really deliberation I hold with you," the Ohio legislator said, adding, "I deliberation you privation to lick this problem."

"But I don't deliberation that Kamala Harris does." 

4. Walz claims determination volition beryllium gestation registry successful Trump-Vance medication but Vance pushes back 

Walz claimed determination would beryllium "a registry of pregnancies" nether what helium said was Trump and Vance's Project 2025. The Project 2025 is an endeavor of blimpish deliberation vessel the Heritage Foundation.

"It's going to marque it much difficult, if not impossible, to get contraception and bounds access, if not destruct access, to infertility treatments," helium said. 

But Vance denied this claim. "No, surely we won't," helium pushed backmost astatine the statement. 

WALZ FORCED TO CORRECT RECORD ON WHETHER HE WAS IN CHINA FOR THE TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Republican vice statesmanlike candidate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), and Democratic vice statesmanlike candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, enactment successful a statement astatine the CBS Broadcast Center connected October 1, 2024 successful New York City. This is expected to beryllium the lone vice statesmanlike statement of the 2024 wide election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

5. Walz refers to his predominant note-taking, which was mocked by Trump

Walz referred backmost to his notes successful 1 reply connected Tuesday night, aft often scribbling down observations during the debate. 

"I made a enactment of this," helium said. 

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"Economists can't beryllium trusted. Science can't beryllium trusted. National information folks can't beryllium trusted," helium listed, referencing Vance's skepticism of those heralded arsenic experts. "Look, if you're going to beryllium president, you don't person each the answers. Donald Trump believes helium does."

Even Trump poked amusive astatine the noticeable magnitude of notes that the Minnesota politician was taking, penning connected Truth Social, "Walz is taking truthful galore notes – Never seen a Candidate instrumentality more! He needs the notes to support his encephalon intact."

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