2024 U.S. Presidential Debates

Read our coverage of the general-election debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Photos of Tim Walz, J. D. Vance, and the U.S. Capitol
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Leah Millis / Reuters.

J. D. Vance Tries to Rewrite History

In the vice-presidential debate, the Republican claimed that Trump “peacefully gave over power on January 20.”