'Extremely biased anchors!' Trump melts down on Truth Social over vice presidential debate
As Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) took the stage for the CBS-moderated vice-presidential debate, former President Donald Trump watched and raged at how things went.
One of Trump's first reactions was to attack Margaret Brennan and Norah O'Donnell, the moderators of the debate, who at various points — despite CBS' policy of avoiding direct fact-checks of candidates — were forced to correct and silence the candidates at various points.
"Both young ladies have been extremely biased Anchors!" an irate Trump said.
At other points, Trump went after Walz.
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"He’s been indoctrinated with LIES, thinking he can override his own INCOMPETENCE. He’s as nervous as you can get!" Trump wrote in one post.
In another, he wrote: "Walz is taking so many notes - Never seen a Candidate take more! He needs the notes to keep his brain intact."
He also insisted, "JD is doing GREAT - A different level of Intelligence from Tampon Tim!" — a reference to a debunked claim that Walz mandated the provision of menstrual products in boys' bathrooms in Minnesota schools.
Trump also reacted with fury when Walz noted the Biden administration's accomplishments in a landmark bill that expanded health care access and clean energy production.
"The Administration admitted that the Inflation Reduction Act that Walz just brought up was a HOAX with a phony name that had nothing to do with Inflation Reduction," he wrote. "It’s been totally debunked by the Administration itself. It actually helped increase Inflation to the Highest in the History of our Country, devastating our Citizens!"