JD Vance debate prep strategy includes tapping prominent lawmaker to play Walz

Republican vice statesmanlike campaigner Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, has spent the past period reviewing plans, strategics and imaginable pugnacious questions up of the Oct. 1 CBS Vice Presidential Debate against Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a root acquainted with the preparations by erstwhile President Trump's moving mate. 

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., was selected to play Walz during mock debates to hole Vance for the Minnesota governor's "folksy" Midwestern style, the root told Fox News Digital. 

The root revealed that Vance has been doing astir of his preparations astatine his location successful Cincinnati oregon successful online sessions with his team. 

Members of Vance’s interior ellipse – including his woman Usha –  as good arsenic Trump run strategist Jason Miller person been progressive successful prep sessions. The root said those helping Vance are immersing themselves successful honing Walz's statement benignant by watching videos of his past debates from his erstwhile run runs. 
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Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks to a assemblage during a rally astatine the Berks County Fairgrounds connected Sept. 21, 2024 successful Leesport, Pennsylvania.  (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

The root besides pointed to Vance’s predominant media interviews arsenic helping him hole for the upcoming debate, acceptable to instrumentality spot successful New York City.

During regular appearances connected Sunday shows, Vance has gained acquisition successful engaging successful statement often with contentious web hosts and responding to attacks, the root added. 

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., speaks astatine a rally featuring erstwhile President Trump and moving mate JD Vance connected July 27, 2024, successful St Cloud, Minnesota.  (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, Walz’s mock debates volition diagnostic U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acting arsenic JD Vance's doppelganger, the Associated Press reported, citing radical with cognition of the candidate's preparations. 

Trump already faced disconnected against President Biden successful a June 27 statement hosted by CNN, and Biden's disastrous show acceptable into question his eventual departure from the contention and endorsement of Harris. After Trump and Harris took the signifier successful Philadelphia connected Sept. 10 successful the 2nd statesmanlike statement of the 2024 predetermination rhythm hosted by ABC News, Trump said connected TRUTH Social determination would beryllium "no 3rd debate." 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks onstage astatine a Harris-Walz run rally astatine Freedom High School successful Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, connected Sept. 21, 2024.  (Caroline Gutman for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, Harris said successful an X station implicit the play she would judge the presumption of a statement connected Oct. 23 hosted by CNN. During his run rally successful Wilmington, North Carolina, connected Saturday, Trump said Harris has done 1 debate, while, "I’ve done two. It’s excessively precocious to bash another. I’d emotion to, successful galore ways, but it’s excessively late. The voting is cast."

Fox News' Caroline Elliott and the Associated Press contributed to this report.