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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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[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 79 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ehh, lying is a wide thing with different motivations. Gaslighting is a malicious type of lying that is designed to undermine the victims sense of reality, their sense of self. It's meant to increase dependency on the liar.

Its normally used to describe abusive romantic relationships, but it's not that specific. It can apply to jobs, families, and yes, government.

Vance is 100% gaslighting the American public. He's twisting what happened in a torturous way to make people afraid of trusting themselves and their lying eyes. Hes casting himself and Trump as the only people that "tell the truth" by lying. That's gaslighting.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 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.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 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.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

Not sure if true or gaslighting.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Oh, you're sure it's true.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I agree with you 100%, just wanted to say that you probably mean tortuous… though torturous is definitely metaphorically possible 😂

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