{"id":2348357,"date":"2024-10-01T22:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-turns-tables-on-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-to-avoid-climate-change-trap\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:57:03","slug":"watch-jd-vance-turns-tables-on-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-to-avoid-climate-change-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-turns-tables-on-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-to-avoid-climate-change-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: JD Vance Turns Tables on Moderator, Brilliantly Targets Kamala Harris to Avoid Climate Change Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-jd-vance-turns-tables-on-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-to-avoid-climate-change-trap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-accepts-debate-with-vance-on-his-voicemail-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris accepts debate with Vance on his voicemail- Washington Examiner\">vice presidential debate hosted<\/a> by CBS \u200dNews, GOP Senator J.D. Vance\u200b of Ohio adeptly handled a challenging question about former President Donald Trump\u2019s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">climate change<\/a>. When moderator Norah O&#8217;Donnell asked\u200c if he agreed with Trump\u2019s description of climate change as a hoax,\u2062 Vance turned the discussion towards the economic policies of the Biden-Harris administration, asserting that if \u2062they \u200btruly believed \u2063climate change\u200c was a serious issue, they\u2063 would prioritize American manufacturing and energy production. <\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s response effectively shifted the spotlight back onto his \u200bopponents, asserting that Kamala Harris does not \u2062genuinely believe in \u200bthe urgency\u200c of the climate issue given the administration\u2019s\u2064 approach. His pivot garnered positive reactions from viewers, who praised his strategic redirection of the conversation to focus on economic concerns and production policies instead of environmental rhetoric. <\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s answer was viewed \u200das a clever tactic\u2063 that transformed a potentially damaging question into an opportunity to critique the opposing party&#8217;s economic strategies, resonating well with an audience feeling \u2063the strain of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worry-biden-has-a-huge-problem-losing-black-voters-heading-into-2024\/\" title=\"Democrats worry Biden has a &#039;huge problem&#039; losing black voters heading into 2024\">current\u2062 economic conditions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>No one in politics can turn a tough question back around on a dishonest interviewer quite like GOP Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s running mate showed off that skill on Tuesday night during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-confronts-moderators-repeatedly-break-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vice presidential debate<\/a> hosted by CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>That moment came when CBS News moderator Norah O&rsquo;Donnell tried to corner Vance with a question about Trump&rsquo;s view of climate change, asking, &ldquo;Governor [Walz] mentioned that President Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-pushes-back-against-bidens-climate-agenda\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott pushes back against Biden\u2019s climate agenda\">called climate change<\/a> a hoax. Do you agree?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s response flipped the question on its head, putting the pressure directed at himself and his running mate back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jesse-watters-biden-harris-mia-disaster-trump-steps-presidential-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance MASTERFULLY pivots from a BAITED question on &ldquo;climate change&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, Kamala Harris herself doesn&rsquo;t believe her own rhetoric on this&hellip;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zCweiHsAFP\">pic.twitter.com\/zCweiHsAFP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1841286862268137775?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What [Trump] has said is that if the Democrats, and in particular Kamala Harris and her leadership, if they really believed that climate change is serious, what they would be doing is more manufacturing and more energy production in the United States of America, and that&rsquo;s not what they&rsquo;re doing,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, clearly Kamala Harris herself doesn&rsquo;t believe her own rhetoric on this. If she did, she would actually agree with Donald Trump&rsquo;s energy policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just like that, a question that was likely meant to make Trump look radical turned into an indictment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/televised-msnbc-focus-group-goes-horribly-wrong-gen-z-voters-slam-biden-harris-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden-Harris economic policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Criticizing Harris on economics likely resonated with many of the debate&rsquo;s viewers who haven&rsquo;t fared well under the Biden-Harris economy.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers commenting about the debate in real-time on X certainly felt that Vance effectively flipped the question around.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vance turning a stupid question about the climate change canard into an argument for his ticket&rsquo;s economic policies is nothing short of genius. This is a very, very strong start.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDeaceShow\/status\/1841285605952528764?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vance turning a stupid question about the climate change canard into an argument for his ticket&rsquo;s economic policies is nothing short of genius. This is a very, very strong start,&rdquo; The Blaze&rsquo;s Steve Deace wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vance&rsquo;s answer on climate change was perfect: The best serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kerry-reveals-hypocrisy-on-climate-policy\/\" title=\"John Kerry reveals hypocrisy on climate policy\">climate policy<\/a> would be to reshore as much American manufacturing as possible. If you care about cutting emissions, producing things here&mdash;rather than in the Third World&mdash;is the single most effective thing you can do.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nate Hochman (@njhochman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njhochman\/status\/1841286297203134473?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vance&rsquo;s answer on climate change was perfect: The best serious climate policy would be to reshore as much American manufacturing as possible,&rdquo; conservative writer Nate Hochman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you care about cutting emissions, producing things here &mdash; rather than in the Third World &mdash; is the single most effective thing you can do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fantastic answer by Vance on the climate change question.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of debating carbon emissions he addressed the elephant in the room: we&rsquo;re outsourcing our energy production and manufacturing to countries that produce FAR more pollution than the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Barnes (@nbarnes84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbarnes84\/status\/1841286884166938798?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fantastic answer by Vance on the climate change question. Instead of debating carbon emissions he addressed the elephant in the room: we&rsquo;re outsourcing our energy production and manufacturing to countries that produce FAR more pollution than the U.S.,&rdquo; the Republic Sentinel&rsquo;s Nathan Barnes wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Vance of Ohio has a unique talent for redirecting challenging questions from dishonest interviewers. He demonstrated this ability during the CBS News vice presidential debate on Tuesday night when moderator Norah O&#8217;Donnell pressed him about Trump&#8217;s stance on climate change, asking if he agreed with Trump calling it a hoax. Vance skillfully turned the question back on Kamala Harris, suggesting that if she truly believed in the seriousness of climate change, she would support more American manufacturing and energy production instead of what is currently happening under her leadership. This response shifted the focus from Trump to Biden-Harris economic policies, likely resonating with viewers dissatisfied with their economic performance. Commentators praised Vance&#8217;s ability to transform a potentially damaging question into an argument for his campaign&#8217;s economic strategies, highlighting that effective climate policy involves reshoring American manufacturing rather than outsourcing it to countries with higher pollution levels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2348358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vance-v-Walz-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13784,3896,32082,32438,5894],"class_list":["post-2348357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-climate-change","tag-debate","tag-jd-vance","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vance-v-Walz-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}