Vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance: Date, time, place, how and where to watch

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio will participate in the first vice-presidential debate on October 1. They have accepted an invitation from CBS News. The news network took to social media platform X to write that both of the vice presidential candidates had accepted the invitation. It said Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walz and Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance have accepted four potential dates: September 17, September 24, October 1, and October 8.

Tim Walz, JD Vance accept CBS invitation

The Harris campaign confirmed accepting CBS News' invitation for the debate. Walz wrote in response, “See you on October 1, JD.” Vance accepted the October 1 invitation on Thursday. Moving one step further, he said he was willing to have an earlier debate in September. 18 on CNN. He said the American people deserve as many debates as possible.

No additional debate

However, according to the New York Times, the Harris-Walz campaign has indicated that it would not accept an additional vice-presidential date. Michael Tyler, a spokesman for the campaign, said in a statement Donald Trump’s campaign accepted the proposal for three debates, two presidential and a vice-presidential debate. It said further the debate about debates is over.

Donald Trump - Kamala Harris debate

President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have already agreed to a presidential debate on September 10 on ABC. After this, the Republican candidate also challenged the presumptive Democrat candidate for two more debates- one hosted by Fox News on September 4, and the other by NBC on September 25.

Confirmed debates:

September 10: Harris vs. Trump, ABC News

October 1: Vance vs. Walz, CBS News, New York City

Unconfirmed debates
September 4: Harris vs. Trump, Fox News

September 18: Vance vs. Walz, CNN

September 25: Harris vs. Trump, NBC

FAQs

When and where will the first presidential debate would be held?
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio will participate in the first vice-presidential debate on October 1. It will be hosted by CBS News.

When and where will the second presidential debate be held?
The second presidential between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be held on September 10 on ABC.