Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

Democratic vice-presidential candidate calls opponent a ‘slick talker’ in first comments on Tuesday’s televised clash

The day after the only vice-presidential debate this year, Democrat Tim Walz called his Republican challenger, JD Vance, a “slick talker” who was trying to rewrite history and gaslight people about Donald Trump’s record.

During a rally in York, Pennsylvania, Walz made his first public comments on the debate, which polls show was essentially a tie between the two vice-presidential candidates. The Minnesota governor was on a tour through the swing state on Wednesday.

Walz said the two men “had a civil but spirited debate” and that he didn’t underestimate Vance’s debate skills.

But, he added: “You can’t rewrite history and trying to mislead us about Donald Trump’s record. That’s gaslighting. That’s gaslighting, on the economy, reproductive freedom, housing, gun violence.”

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    2·
    12 hours ago

    That doesn’t make it a clinical term.

    In fact:

    It’s become a popular — and overused — term over the last few years (much like “narcissism” and “toxic relationships”), but it’s important to note that it’s not a clinical or mental health diagnosis. You won’t see this term used in the official Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V), and no one can be diagnosed as “a gaslighter.”

    https://www.sondermind.com/resources/articles-and-content/how-to-deal-with-gaslighting/

    If it isn’t in the DSM V, it is not a clinical term in psychology. It is a term for laypeople.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      15·
      12 hours ago

      Seems fair.

      I will note that both of our sources point out that the term has become overused, which was my fucking point.

      We lost a valuable term and now it’s worthless, even as a colloquialism.