WASHINGTON — Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance on Thursday agreed to an Oct. 1 vice presidential debate with Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on CBS News.
Walz agreed to October debate invitation from CBS on Wednesday. The event will take place in New York.
Vance also advocated for more debates with Walz, including one on CNN on September 18.
“I not only accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I also accept the CNN debate on September 18th,” he said. wrote on X“I can’t wait to see you at both meetings.”
The Harris-Walz campaign did not immediately respond to States Newsroom’s request for comment.
September 18 is also the day that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in a bribery trial in which (*1*)was convicted on all 34 counts falsifying business records to conceal payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in an effort to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
In a letter dated Wednesday but released on Thursday, Trump’s lawyers asked the judge overseeing the sentencing to delay it until after the presidential election, according to CNN.
Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris are scheduled for the presidential debate September 10, hosted by ABC News.
