Montana Senate Debate: Tester and Sheehy Clash on Key Issues

The heated debate between Senator Jon Tester and challenger Tim Sheehy could determine control of the Senate in the upcoming election.

Tester and Sheehy sparred over abortion rights, with Tester supporting a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Montana's constitution, while Sheehy expressed conditional support.
Sheehy blamed Tester and the Biden administration for the southern border crisis, while Tester criticized Biden's handling of immigration but defended a bipartisan compromise bill.
Tester distanced himself from his party's calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing Israel's right to defend itself, and Sheehy criticized the Biden administration's foreign policy.
Tester called on Sheehy to apologize for past derogatory comments about Native Americans, which Sheehy acknowledged as insensitive but did not formally apologize for.
Tester portrayed Sheehy as an outsider to Montana, while Sheehy defended his commitment to the state and highlighted his military and business background.