Vance denies the fact that Trump lost the 2020 election

During the vice presidential debate, Republican nominee JD Vance refused to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and downplayed the seriousness of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He also declined to commit to accepting the results of this year’s election. Democratic nominee Gov. Tim Walz pressed Vance to affirm that Trump had lost the election, but Vance pivoted the conversation to address censorship on social media instead. Walz criticized Vance’s response as a “damning non-answer” and stressed the importance of being honest about the events of Jan. 6. Vance, however, continued to focus on defending Trump’s false claims about the election and criticized efforts to combat misinformation as a bigger threat to democracy. Walz emphasized the need to address the issues surrounding the attack on the Capitol and the ongoing impact of Trump’s refusal to accept the election results. The debate highlighted the deep divide between the candidates’ views on the events of Jan. 6 and Trump’s role in them, with Vance’s reluctance to acknowledge Trump’s loss and the seriousness of the attack drawing criticism from Walz and others.

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