(NEXSTAR) – Just five weeks before voters head to the polls on Election Day, Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will face off in a vice presidential debate.
When is the VP debate?
NewsNation plans to cover the matchup between the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump that is slated for Oct. 1 in New York City. “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell will moderate alongside Margaret Brennan of “Face the Nation.”
The network has not yet announced the rules for the debate, but Vance told CNN that his team doesn’t “require much” and just wants “an opportunity to do a real exchange of views.”
Back in August, CBS News posted on X that it had extended an invitation to Vance and Walz, proposing four debate date options: Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
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ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 05: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to a gathered crowd of supporters during a campaign rally at the Highmark Amphitheater on September 5, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) -
FILE – JD Vance, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022. A high-tech sustainable food company in Appalachia that was promoted by JD Vance and financed with help from his venture capital firm is facing five lawsuits alleging it misled investors. None of the lawsuits against Kentucky-based AppHarvest names Vance, who is Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee and left the company’s board last year. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File) -
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) -
Former US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio and Republican vice-presidential nominee, during a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Trump said he is willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania, although it wasn’t clear if the Democratic nominee had been consulted on the terms of the proposal. Photographer: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
“See you on October 1, JD,” Walz wrote in response.
Vance also agreed to that date, writing in a post that the “American people deserve as many debates as possible.”
He then challenged Walz to another debate on Sept. 18 that CNN offered to host, though the Minnesota governor did not immediately accept.
Will there be more debates?
It appears unlikely that there will be a second debate between the vice presidential candidates. USA Today reported that Michael Tyler, communications director for the Harris-Walz campaign, said this in a statement: “The debate about debates is over. Donald Trump’s campaign accepted our proposal for three debates — two presidential and a vice-presidential debate.”
Harris and Trump faced off in a fiery presidential debate Tuesday evening. Although Tyler said the Trump campaign has agreed to a second presidential debate, a date or network has not been confirmed.
The Hill’s Mirando Nazzaro contributed to this report.
