US Electoral 2016 Vice Presidential Debates: Pence and Kaine Defends Their Nominees; Clashes O

Republican Gov. Mike Pence and Senator Tim Kaine met at the only vice presidential debate for the 2016 US Elections held in Longwood University in Farmville, VA. But instead of stating their own proposals as vice president, their debate focused on none other than their presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The two vice presidential hopefuls talked about their presidential bets in the light of their ability to run the country, their stances on foreign policy and the use of nuclear weapons. According to a report from CNN, the two interrupted each other and did not heed to moderator Elaine Quijano of CBS. There was even a point when Kaine kept on debating Pence on his answers and said that he was not intentionally eating into the governor's time.

Quijano warned the two that if they continued to talk over each other, viewers at home will never be able to understand what they were talking about. Pence was seen as on the defensive most of the time as he dodged comments defending the GOP candidate. Kaine on the other hand opened up an opportunity to hit Trump after the Republican candidate failed massively in the last presidential debate.

The Denver Post narrated the outcome of the vice-presidential debate stating blow by blow accounts of the event. The debate started with Tim Kaine on the attack of Trump mentioning that it "scares us to death" that he would be elected president. Kaine, whose son is serving in the Marines, said that they trust Hillary Clinton with their son's life.

Kaine mentioned that the reason for this was mainly because of Trump's temperament placing the Republican nominee in a lot of issues during his campaign. He cites Trump's condemning of Mexicans, his claim that Obama was not born in the US and about not revealing records of his tax returns.

Pence contradicted Kaine by highlighting Clinton's use of a private email server, issues about the Clinton foundation and about Obamacare. Hr defended Trump saying that the New York times report that showed that Trump declared $916 million loss way back in 1995 was as sign that he faced tough times. The tax code that Trump used was to help businessmen comeback after a crisis.

As the topics shifted from Clinton and Trump's temperament to their foreign policies, the two clashed regarding their stances on the use of nuclear weapons.  Kaine recalled Clinton's statement during the presidential debate; she said that Ronald Reagan warned that a person described as "some fool or maniac could trigger a catastrophic event." Clinton stated that the former president was hinting at a person like Trump who cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons during the late 1980s.

Kaine also focused on Trump's motion that more countries should have nuclear weapons. The New York real estate mogul cited that Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia could be armed. Pence was never able to answer back when Kaine asked if more nuclear weapons would indeed make everyone safer.