The first and likely only vice presidential debate between Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) kicked off Tuesday night—and people decided in just minutes in that Walz was too nervous.
“Tim Walz looks like he’s going to vomit on himself,” Meghan McCain said at the start of the debate.
“Walz nervous. Unsteady. JD – absolutely perfect first answer,” echoed commentator Megyn Kelly.
“Tim Walz is shaking in his boots on national television lmao,” echoed one pro-Trump account.
Others dinged the governor for stumbling through his first answer.
“Moderator: ‘Tim Walz, your thoughts?’ Tim Walz: ‘I uh. And uh. Uh. Also uh. Uh.’ Moderator: ‘Thank you,’” quipped one person.
“Walz frequently freezes like he’s buffering on a slow WiFi connection,” swiped someone else.
“Why does Walz look like he wants to cry,” another critic quipped.
The right-wing Daily Wire similarly swiped at Walz, sharing a still image of Walz appearing concerned at the outset of the debate.
Another person pointed to betting odds on Walz winning the debate on the prediction marketplace Polymarket sinking in real-time.
“That was fast: Walz just cratered to 38%,” the X user wrote.
But as Walz appeared to get into more of a rhythm, the odds on Polymarket ticked upward to 52%—still well below the 62% odds with which he entered the debate.
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