New: The Little-Noticed Moment From the VP Debate Mic Cutting Debacle That Makes CBS News Look Even Worse

One of the most talked-about moments from Tuesday night's vice presidential debate was when Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) corrected CBS News debate co-moderator Margaret Brennan, who falsely "fact-checked" Vance on the "legal" status of the Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio.

As RedState reported, after Vance used the term "illegal immigrants," Brennan rushed to state they were technically here "legally." Vance then proceeded to explain the "technical" reason for why they had that status. Brennan and co-moderator Norah O'Donnell tried to shush him so they could move on to the next question but he continued speaking.

"The rules were that you guys weren’t going to fact-check, and since you’re fact-checking me, I think it’s important to say what’s actually going on," Vance stated before attempting to make his point. After some crosstalk that included Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, O'Donnell cut Vance's mic.

For those who missed it, watch:

JD Vance just TOOK COMMAND of this debate by fact-checking these debate "moderators" who tried to fact-check him!

This is how it's DONE.

🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/X2ONBCNOo3
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 2, 2024

As if that wasn't bad enough, there was one little-noticed moment from that exchange that actually made it all even worse.

If you watch it closely, it's not until moments after Walz lies about the CBP One app and Vance tries to respond to his whopper that O'Donnell finally hits the button.

She had her finger on it but then waited until Vance was addressing Walz's remarks to push it. After that, you could barely hear what Vance was trying to say:

Rewatching this, as soon as Vance corrects Walz that the CBP One app has not been around since 1990, Norah O'Donnell pushes the button under the desk.

They didn't cut the mics because there was insulting and abusive cross talk or yelling. They cut it because Vance was making a… https://t.co/rAZU3ePHpx
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 2, 2024

And not just making a good point but correcting one of the moderators and Walz in the process.

That's why his mic had to get cut.

Relatedly, CBS News is also being criticized for a ridiculous post-debate "fact-check" of Vance's comments on Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris being Joe Biden's border czar. Astonishingly, they claimed Harris was never the border czar. But as my RedState colleague Brad Slager documented here and below, that is at odds with the facts as reported by CBS News themselves in 2021:

CBS NEWS: "Harris was not asked to oversee immigration policy at the US-Mexican border."

ALSO CBS NEWS: https://t.co/sfVmdrJ9nb pic.twitter.com/LaT6aoJ4JX
— Brad Slager: A Folksy Coach & Joyful As a K-Hive! (@MartiniShark) October 2, 2024

Sigh. Some things just never change.

In any event, despite yet another three-on-one debate, Vance more than held his own and commanded the evening from start to finish, leading to some sour faces and unhinged reactions on cable news outlets, which is exactly how you know that they know he won it, bless their hearts.