The moderators of CBS News’ vice presidential debate, Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan, became the story when they decided to first fact-check JD Vance (R-OH) live during the debate and then cut his mic when he tried to respond.
On Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump’s running mate Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced off as the CBS moderators asked a host of questions on the topics of climate change, inflation, and abortion.
However, when the issue of immigration and the border crisis was brought up, Brennan broke the rule CBS had agreed to with both candidates and decided to live fact-check Vance on his comment about the migrant crisis in Springfield, Ohio.
Brennan said, “And just to clarify to our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does have a large number of Haitian migrants who have legal status. Temporary protected status.”
Vance then attempted to respond, and…
