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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  • Flying Squid
    8•4 hours 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
        5•1 hour 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
          -1•1 hour ago

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

          • Flying Squid
            4•37 minutes ago

            We aren’t in a clinical setting.

            • queermunist she/her
              0•22 minutes 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.