Tim Walz and JD Vance have defended their respective running mates during their first and possibly only vice presidential debate. Hosted by CBS News, the event gave the pair the chance to introduce themselves and go on the attack against the opposing ticket. Each man pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose their respective running mates for president .
Mr Walz, a two-term Democratic governor of Minnesota, used a question on whether he would support a pre-emptive strike on Iran to paint Donald Trump as too dangerous for the country and the world in an unstable moment. Read more: US election latest: Vance and Walz face off in VP debate "What's fundamental here is that steady leadership is going to matter," said Mr Walz. "And the world saw it on that debate stage a few weeks ago, a nearly 80-year-old Donald Trump talking about crowd sizes is not what we need in this moment.
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