(The Center Square) – Both vice presidential candidates agreed Thursday to debate on Oct. 1.
Republican vice presidential running mate J.D. Vance said he will debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on Oct. 1. Vance also challenged his opponent to accept another debate on Sept. 18.
“The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has challenged Kamala to three of them already,” Vance wrote on X. “Not only do I accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I accept the CNN debate on September 18th as well. I look forward to seeing you at both!”
Former President Donald Trump has downplayed the position of vice president and said no one backs a ticket because of a vice presidential candidate. Vance told “Face the Nation” that he agreed with Trump on that.
“I think most people are voting for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris,” Vance said during an interview.
Nonetheless, the two candidates have agreed to at least one vice presidential debate. CBS will host the debate.
The vice president is second in the line of succession to the president. The Constitution names the vice president as the president of the Senate. The vice president has the power to break a tie vote in the Senate and formally presides over the receiving and counting of electoral ballots cast in presidential elections.
Over the years, the position has been labeled everything from a do-nothing dead-end political job to a stepping stone for political aspirants.