Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday accepted an invitation from CBS News for a vice presidential debate against Ohio Sen. JD Vance on Oct. 1.
Walz responded to the network’s proposal in a post on X for the two candidates to face off onstage weeks before Election Day.
“See you on October 1, JD,” Walz wrote in his own post seven minutes after the CBS News tweet.
A Harris campaign official followed up in a statement saying the campaign had “accepted CBS’ invitation to a Vice Presidential Candidate Debate on October 1. Governor Walz looks forward to debating JD Vance — if he shows up.”
A spokesperson for Vance did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, and Vance did not answer shouted questions on the tarmac in Boone County, Kentucky, about the CBS News invitation.
CBS News said Wednesday that it had invited the two vice presidential candidates to debate and that it proposed four dates as options: Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. “We look forward to their responses,” the network said.
A spokesperson for CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether Vance had responded.
Former President Donald Trump said last week that his campaign had agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate on CBS News, adding that Vance “has really stepped up. He’s doing a fantastic job.” No debate date was specified.
Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News.