Former President Donald Trump criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the moderators within the first fifteen minutes of the vice presidential debate. Trump referred to Walz as not very bright and mocked him for taking copious notes, claiming Walz needed them to keep his brain intact. Trump also called CBS journalists Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan “extremely biased Anchors” and accused Brennan of misrepresenting facts regarding his running mate.