Zeldin describes Walz's debate performance as 'Elmer Fudd with the gun pointed the wrong direction'

Former congressman and GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin on Wednesday compared Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz's debate performance the previous night to "Elmer Fudd with the gun pointed the wrong direction."

Fudd is a cartoon character in the Looney Tunes series who is known for hurting himself while attempting to hunt other characters such as Bugs Bunny.

"[He was like] Elmer Fudd with the gun pointed the wrong direction," Zeldin said on the "John Solomon Reports" podcast. 

Walz, the governor of Minnesota, has on the campaign trail repeated attempts to argue his support for Second Amendment rights by pointing out that he is a long-time hunter.

During the debate he sough to provide his support for gun rights by sharing a story about how when he was in high school, he would keep his shotgun in his car so afterwards he could go hunt pheasants. 

Walz debate Ohio GOP Sen. JD Vance in the vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News. 

Polling data shows that Vance defeated Walz narrowly. 

"JD Vance [came] prepared and articulate ... great messenger," Zeldin also said. "He never forgot where he came from. He got a chance to tell a personal story to those who don't know him so they could get to know him better as a likable guy."

Zeldin said that while vice presidential debates typically don't do anything for election results, they can move an electorate. 

"I believe that JD Vance's efforts last night did move it as much as possible, and I think that it really goes to show ... it proves how important it is to get your reps in on the trail answering questions from not just friendly media and audiences, but also adversarial, hostile questions and crowds," he said.