Kamala Harris and J.D. Vance have discussed terms for a vice presidential debate, but they’ve yet to reach an agreement.

Biden’s team insists on having a vice presidential debate on CBS News on either July 23rd or August 13th.

However, President Trump wants the vice presidential debate on Fox News.

Trump proposed the Fox option back in May.

From the Associated Press:

The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations about the debate, said there had been no progress at bridging the disagreements on the network partner and format, but they expect discussions to begin now that Trump has selected Vance, a first-term senator from Ohio.

“Obviously, we want to debate Vice President Harris because it’s important for the American people to see the contrast,” Vance told Newsmax on Tuesday evening.

Harris, in her congratulatory voicemail to Vance on his selection on Monday, urged him to accept the CBS debate, according to one of the people familiar with the discussions. Vance returned Harris’ call on Tuesday and the pair exchanged pleasantries, that person said. A second person said they shared a desire to debate, but didn’t discuss specifics.

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The Hill reports:

Harris reached out to Vance after the big reveal to congratulate him, a Biden administration official said, and to express her hope “that the two can meet in the vice presidential debate proposed by CBS News.” The Biden campaign said Harris is “fully prepared to take him on.”

The quote suggests the Biden campaign is not backing down from its insistence that the vice-presidential debate be held by CBS, as proposed by the campaign earlier this year. However, Trump wanted the debate to be hosted by Fox News, a proposal Biden’s team has purportedly poured cold water on.

While it remains to be seen whether a debate actually happens, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are already eager to see the two candidates go head-on.

“I want a front-row seat. I’m not going to watch it on TV, I want a front-row seat. He’s one of the best guys on his feet talking about a subject,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said. “He puts a lot of time and effort into things. Smart, but he also does his work. He just doesn’t take it for granted about what he’s going to talk about.”

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said he thinks Vance will be a good surrogate for Trump ahead of November.

“In these debates with Kamala Harris, it’s going to be fun to watch, because I think he is very, very talented,” Thune said. “Good on his feet, and I think he’ll be a really strong spokesperson for President Trump on his team.”

 

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