Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

The day after the only vice-presidential debate this year, Democrat Tim Walz called his Republican challenger, JD Vance, a “slick talker” who was trying to rewrite history and gaslight people about Donald Trump’s record.

During a rally in York, Pennsylvania, Walz made his first public comments on the debate, which polls show was essentially a tie between the two vice-presidential candidates. The Minnesota governor was on a tour through the swing state on Wednesday.

Walz said the two men “had a civil but spirited debate” and that he didn’t underestimate Vance’s debate skills.

But, he added: “You can’t rewrite history and trying to mislead us about Donald Trump’s record. That’s gaslighting. That’s gaslighting, on the economy, reproductive freedom, housing, gun violence.”

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  • queermunist she/her
    11•2 months ago

    It’s really troubling to me, that people’s relationships with politicians can be compared to intimate relationships.

    You’re not wrong I guess.

    • Flying Squid
      16•2 months ago

      Gaslighting is a term that has been applied to non-intimate relationships all the time.

      In fact, you will see such accusations here on Lemmy.

        • Flying Squid
          11•2 months ago

          I don’t know what to tell you- language is fluid. Calling someone silly used to mean you were saying they were blessed.

          • queermunist she/her
            -9•2 months ago

            Clinical language should not be fluid. It should means something specific so that it can actually be used to help people.

              • queermunist she/her
                -6•2 months ago

                So what? It still creates confusion for no reason, gaslighting should mean something and not be muddied by popculture. That’s always bad every time clinical terms get trashed and used this way.

                  • queermunist she/her
                    -3•1 month ago

                    It’s a common problem in mental health; popculture misunderstandings of afflictions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and depression and addiction all lead people into making mistakes with their own mental health. This is just more of the same.