Tim Walz and J.D. Vance agree to US vice-presidential debate, setting up October 1 clash
- CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan of Face the Nation will moderate the event
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance have agreed to debate each other on October 1, setting up a match-up of potential US vice-presidents as early voting in some states gets under way for the general election.
CBS News on Wednesday posted on its X feed that the network had invited both Vance and Walz to debate in New York, presenting four possible dates – September 17, September 24, October 1 and October 8 – as options.
Walz reposted that message from his own campaign account: “See you on October 1, JD.” The Harris-Walz campaign followed up with a message of its own, saying Walz “looks forward to debating J.D. Vance – if he shows up”.
Vance posted on X that he would accept the October 1 invitation. He also challenged Walz to meet on September 18.
Officials with the Kamala Harris-Walz campaign did not immediately return a message seeking comment on Vance’s acceptance of the earlier debate that he said would be on CNN or whether Walz would participate in that one as well.
Representatives for CNN confirmed that Vance had accepted the network’s debate invitation.