Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance declined to acknowledge Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election during the debate on Tuesday. Vance, a senator from Ohio, shifted focus to issues like social media censorship and the future, avoiding direct engagement on the 2020 election or the attack on the Capitol. Walz called Vance’s refusal a “damning non-answer.” The debate also touched on Trump’s federal criminal charges for his attempts to overturn the election. Vance stated that Trump called for protesters to peacefully go to the Capitol on Jan. 6 and left the White House on Jan. 20, 2021, when President Biden was inaugurated.