There are still some question marks looming with regard to the upcoming presidential debate(s) between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, but it looks like the next step in the VP race could finally be here.
CBS News reports that the eye network has offered to play host to a vice presidential debate between JD Vance, Trump’s running mate and current Ohio senator, and Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate and current governor of Minnesota.
According to a social media message from Walz, the Harris-Walz campaign agreed to debate on October 1.
How to watch the 2024 VP debate
CBS News confirmed that the debate will take place in New York City. October 1 was one of four options the network extended to the two running mates (the others being September 17, September 24, and October 8), and it’s one that the Harris-Walz campaign agreed to.
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“Today, CBS News invited both vice-presidential candidates to participate in a debate in New York City,” an August 14 statement from the network read. “We look forward to their responses and providing voters with an opportunity to hear directly from the vice-presidential candidates.”
Walz himself quote-tweeted the announcement and added, “See you on October 1, JD.”
See you on October 1, JD. https://t.co/ssi0FdseN9— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 14, 2024
It is unclear if the Trump-Vance campaign also agreed to the October 1 debate timeline, as he reportedly declined to answer press questions about the matter when initially asked.
What else to know about the 2024 VP debate history
The vice presidential debate was initially expected to take place between Harris, who was then the VP nominee, and Vance. CBS News reportedly offered for the two to debate on the network on either July 23 or August 13.
However, when incumbent President Joe Biden dropped out on July 21, after senior members of his party expressed concern over his performance in the first debate, those plans were suspended. Then, the Trump-Vance ticket declined to agree to a debate that would take place on before August 19, when Harris will officially accept the Democratic National Convention’s nomination for president at the DNC convention in Chicago.
Harris and Trump are expected to debate on September 10 on ABC. There is a possibility that there will be other debates — as Trump has proposed others — but they have not been agreed to by both parties at this time. More details on that can be found here.
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