National News Office evaluates Vice President Vance Walz’s claims
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio U.S. Sen. Vance faced off Tuesday in their first and only vice presidential debate.
But the claims made by the two men are nothing new.
Here are some of those claims, along with national newsrooms’ assessment of the facts:
CLAIM: Walz said Vance called his running mate, former President Trump, unfit for the presidency.
Fact: It is. Vance said in an article The New York Times published an op-ed in 2016. washington post report As recently as 2020, Vance criticized the Trump administration’s record, saying Trump had “completely failed to deliver on his promises.”
Still, from the earliest stages of his 2022 U.S. Senate campaign, Vance has described and defended his changes. in a Election campaign in January of that year“I’m not going to hide the fact that I didn’t initially see what Trump promised, but you know, he delivered. He did it, he cared about people. I think it’s important to change your mind,” Vance said. Very important.
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CLAIM: Vance argued that schools, hospitals and housing in Springfield, Ohio, are overwhelmed or unaffordable “because we’ve brought in millions of illegal immigrants.” He added that American citizens in Springfield “have had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris’ open border.”
Fact: Vance and Trump were the driving forces behind Some stigma in the Haitian community in Springfield. Despite the massive influx of people Resources are tight and the country Local officials, some of them Republicans, rejected Vance’s false characterization of the Haitian people living there.
These immigrants are mainly based on a program called ” temporary protection status. It provides work authorization to those at risk in their home countries and has been in place since 1990.
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Statement: In response to host Norah O’Donnell asking Donald Trump about Walz’s support for abortion “in the ninth month,” Walz said: “In Minnesota, what we do is Reinstate Roe v. Wade.
FACTS: Minnesota Democrats, with Walz’s endorsement, Pass a bill in 2023 Putting Minnesota’s existing abortion protections into law comes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right the year before. Abortion is already protected by a 1995 state Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion.
2023 bill changes Some language governing care requirements For babies born “alive” after abortion, the law still states that any such baby “shall be fully recognized as a human being.” late pregnancy abortion Usually only occurs if the fetus is severely abnormal or threatened For mother’s health.
have Minnesota law has no pregnancy restrictions on abortionbut the data comes from the state Department of Health Shows only one to two abortions per year Occurs at any point in the third trimester. More than 90 percent of abortions in the state occur in the first trimester.
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Claim: Vance argued that he and Trump would pursue “family-friendly” policies and make fertility treatments more accessible. He also said he had never been in favor of a national abortion ban, describing his position as “setting some minimum national standards.”
Facts: Vance has repeatedly insisted that he supports in vitro fertilization treatment, but he voted against the Senate establishing protections for the treatment. JuneVoting skipped when it reappeared September.
The structure of Vance’s position—minimum standards and prohibitions—is merely semantic. in his 2022 Senate Raceshe expressed support for a bill that would cut off access to abortion anywhere in the country after 15 weeks.
“I think you can set some minimum national standards,” he said, “and let the states make their own decisions. California is going to have a different view than Ohio, and that’s totally fine.
Under the proposal, states would be able to enact abortion policies that are stricter than the 15-week ban.
Vance is unwilling to accept the classic exceptions of rape, incest or motherhood in the 2022 campaign.
“The incest exception looks different at three weeks of pregnancy versus 39 weeks of pregnancy,” he said.
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Statement: Regarding paid family leave, Walz said: “We implemented it in Minnesota and saw growth.”
Fact: 2023, Walz Sign Minnesota Family and Medical Leave Act into law. The bill creates a state-run insurance program that guarantees up to 20 weeks of paid time off per year to deal with family or medical issues. The plan will be funded in part by new taxes on employers and employees.
However, the law It won’t come into effect until 2026And certain details — including final wage rates — are still being hammered out by state regulators. The impact on Minnesota’s economy remains unknown, Although many studies show Paid leave requirements in other states and countries have increased women’s labor force participation and boosted economic growth.
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Claim: Vance claimed illegal immigration is driving up housing costs and pointed to a Federal Reserve study that linked the two.
Fact: Vance proposed the idea to Fed Chairman Powell himself July. Powell expressed skepticism at the time, noting that immigration could have a neutral impact on inflation in the long run, but he acknowledged there could be regional impacts on housing. Two studies released that month by the Dallas Fed backed up Powell’s argument. One person believes that immigrants have promoted the development of the US economy without causing inflation; another person believes that immigrants have promoted the development of the US economy without causing inflation. Another noted that immigration “is likely to put upward pressure on rents and house prices, particularly in the short term until new supply is built.”
None of the Fed’s studies seem to draw a clear line between immigration and housing prices. University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers believes that if anything last May The relationship between these variables is opposite to that suggested by Vance.
housing expertkeep saying ongoing shortage Housing supply drives up costs.
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CLAIM: Waltz was asked to explain the discrepancy between his claim that he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and recent events Report suggesting that he didn’t show up until months later.
THE FACTS: Waltz admits he was wrong: “I’m not perfect and I’m a fool sometimes… All I can say about it is that I got there that summer and said I was wrong about it. That’s it What I said. So I was in Hong Kong and China during the pro-democracy protests and learned a lot about governance.
