Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance announced Thursday that he has accepted an invitation to debate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.
“The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has already challenged Kamala to three of them,” Vance wrote in a message on X. “Not only am I accepting the CBS debate on October 1st, but I am also accepting the CNN debate on September 18th. I look forward to seeing you at both!”
Walz, who is running mate of Vice President Harris on the Democratic presidential ticket, said on X yesterday: “See you on October 1st, JD.”
CBS News said in a previous statement that it had invited both candidates to a debate in New York, with October 1 being one of the available dates.
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JD Vance and Tim Walz are scheduled to debate on October 1. (AP/Carlos Osorio/Ross D. Franklin)
“We look forward to their responses and want to offer voters the opportunity to hear directly from the vice presidential candidates,” the network said.
Although Vance said on X that he would debate Walz on CNN on September 18, it was not immediately clear whether Walz would attend that date.
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Former President Trump shakes hands with JD Vance during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on Thursday.
CNN quotes a spokesperson as saying the network “invited Senator Vance and Governor Walz to a vice presidential debate this fall, and Senator Vance has accepted.”
Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. (RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images)
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“We are continuing to communicate with the campaigns regarding 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 that programming in the fall,” the spokesperson added.
