J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate for the Vice Presidency, launched a blistering attack on Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz over “scandalous behavior” of lying about his military service. Vance said this as campaigns by both parties get heated, with Vance defending Donald Trump’s vision for a second term in office.
Across a series of television appearances, Vance, an Ohio Senator, couched Trump’s plan for increasing presidential control over U.S. monetary policy. He said that what Donald Trump had suggested regarding increased influence of political leadership in monetary decisions is itself political and not financial. “I think President Donald Trump said political leadership is to have a greater say in the country’s monetary policy,” Vance stated clearly.
This view, however, received some resistance from Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. As if to subtly point out the failure of economies where greater political interference occurs in central banks’ operations, Moynihan referenced the success of those with independently operating central banks. “If you look at global economies where central banks are independent and operate freely, they tend to perform better than those that do not”, Moynihan said.
J.D Vance Slams Tim Walz’s Service
Vance also attacked Walz’s military service, falsely claiming Walz had inflated his military record. Walz spent 24 years in the Army National Guard and, at one point during a 2018 video, said he had ‘carried a rifle in a war.’ Vance claimed Walz’s records indicated he never deployed to an active war theater. “I criticize someone who embellished the record, who lied, saying, ‘I went to war’,” said Vance, referring to that exaggeration as “scandalous behavior.”
That debate mushroomed to the forefront when Vance was reminded that Donald Trump himself avoided service in Vietnam due to questionable claims about bone spurs. Vance dismissed the comparison, suggesting many people have a reason not to serve.
Vance also dodged questions on whether he would support or oppose a ballot initiative in Florida that could erase abortion restrictions put in place by Republicans. Vance emphasized Trump’s belief the issue is for the states to decide, but once more danced around direct questions, including whether he would support a federal ban on the medical abortion pill mifepristone.
He repeatedly underscored the significance of this presidential race, saying it was not as much about the vice-presidential candidates in his speeches. “I think most people will vote for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris,” Vance said, pointing out that Donald Trump had won major battles in terms of securing wage hikes and national security during his first term in office. While Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in crucial states the latest polls indicate the former Senator from California is still firm behind the incumbent president as voters are fewer than a month away from casting their ballots. Much of the focus continues to be on the candidates’ policies and proposals for the future, which Vance seemingly will stick by Trump’s side on.
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