In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” Sunday program, GOP vice-presidential candidate JD Vance (R-OH) used the opportunity to clarify his and the Trump campaign’s positions on several key issues.

During a heated exchange with ABC anchor Jonathan Karl, Republican Senator J.D. Vance from Ohio challenged Karl’s interpretations and fact-checked him live on air.

One of the most contentious moments came when Vance addressed accusations about the Republican stance on family rights and gender issues. Vance strongly countered Karl’s claims that Trump had mischaracterized the policies of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, which could potentially lead to separating children from parents over disagreements on gender reassignment treatments.

Vance argued that opposing such interventions was a matter of respecting parental rights and differing viewpoints, rather than endorsing state overreach.

“What President Trump said, Jon, is that Tim Walz has supported taking children from their parents if the parents don’t consent to gender reassignment. That is crazy. And by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business. One way of minding your own damn business, Jon, is to not try to take my children away from me if I have different worldviews than you.”

“That’s not what he’s proposed,” Karl said back. “If you disagree with decisions about gender reassignment, yes, he has proposed that, Jon,” Vance responded. “He absolutely has.”

The interview also covered broader immigration and social policies, with Vance defending the campaign’s stance on undocumented immigrants and its proposed measures to enhance national security and uphold the rule of law. Vance escalated his criticism of Walz, prompting a strong response from Democrats who rallied in support of the governor.

Vance revisited the migrant crisis issue, attributing it to Harris and the Biden administration’s policy decisions, particularly the termination of the “Remain in Mexico” policy. “You start with what’s achievable,” Vance said. “I think that if you deport a lot of violent criminals and frankly if you make it harder to hire illegal labor, which undercuts the wages of American workers, I think you go a lot of the way to solving the illegal immigration problem.”

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