Sen. JD Vance On Thursday, he said he had accepted an invitation from CBS News to a vice presidential debate against the governor of Minnesota. Tim WaltzVice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on October 1.
“The American people deserve as much debate as possible,” Vance said He wrote in Xadding that he also hosted the Sept. 18 CNN debate against Walz. “I look forward to seeing you at both!”
Walz on Wednesday On October 1, he accepted CBS News’ invitation to debate Vance. CBS had proposed four dates for the vice presidential date: September 17, September 24, October 1 and October 8.
Walz did not comment on whether he would agree to the proposed Sept. 18 debate on CNN. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Walz’s potential participation in the Sept. 18 debate.
Reached for comment, a CNN spokeswoman said the network had invited both vice presidential candidates to the fall debate, and that Vance had acknowledged accepting CNN’s invitation.
“We are always reaching out to campaigns around opportunities for the American public to hear from the leading candidates for president and vice president of the United States, and we look forward to this program in the fall,” a CNN spokesperson said in a statement.
Trump said last week that the campaign He accepted the invitation of CBS News to the vice presidential debate, and his running mate, Vance, “really stepped up. He’s doing a fantastic job.” He did not specify the date of the discussions at that time.
In it First rally as Harris’ running mate “I can’t wait to spar with the guy,” Walz said of Vance last week.
Trump and Harris are preparing to attend an event September 10 debate Hosted by ABC News.