Tim Walz and JD Vance confirm vice presidential debate in October
Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz will participate in a debate scheduled for October 1, hosted by CBS News.
The first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris has been officially announced.
After weeks of speculation about which network would broadcast the debate and what date it would take place, ABC News announced Friday that the first debate will take place on Tuesday, September 10, at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia.
The Harris-Walz campaign team said in a statement on Thursday that Trump’s campaign team had accepted its proposal for a total of three debates – two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.
“Assuming Donald Trump does indeed show up to debate Vice President Harris on September 10, Governor Walz will speak with JD Vance on October 1 and the American people will have another opportunity to see the Vice President and Donald Trump on the debate stage in October,” the campaign wrote.
The former president’s campaign team has also proposed September 4 and 25 as dates for the debates. Details are still to be worked out with the Harris campaign team.
Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, and Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have both agreed to a vice presidential debate on October 1, moderated by CBS News. Although Vance has also agreed to a CNN debate against Walz on September 18, Walz has not yet confirmed his participation in that debate.
Here’s what you need to know about the September 10 Trump-Harris debate.
When will the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris take place?
The debate is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10 in Philadelphia. ABC News announced that the debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET.
How to watch the presidential debate on September 10
The debate will air on ABC and stream on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu, the network announced Friday.
Who are the moderators of the September 10 presidential debate?
According to ABC, World News Tonight anchor and editor-in-chief David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators.
The pre-debate primetime special, “Race for the White House,” will be hosted by Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Rachel Scott and will begin at 8 p.m. ET, the network announced.
What are the qualification requirements for the September 10 presidential debate?
According to ABC News, here are the candidates’ qualification requirements for the September 10 debate:
- To serve as President, the qualifications set forth in Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution must be met
- Must have submitted a declaration of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission
- Must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots, as certified by the Secretary of State or the appropriate election authority in each state, to obtain a majority (270) of the electoral votes in the presidential election by September 3, 2024.
- Participants must agree to the rules and format of the debate as outlined by ABC News.
- All entrants must receive at least 15% approval in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet ABC News standards.
- Polls must be conducted using probability sampling by one of the following companies or pairs of companies: ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
- The four skills surveys must be conducted by different organizations.
- Polls must be conducted and published between August 1, 2024, and September 3, 2024. Only publicly published polls conducted entirely within this time period will qualify.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on X. @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].
