Pete Buttigieg is playing JD Vance in Tim Walz's VP debate prep

Tim Walz prepares for JD Vance debate with Pete Buttigieg as stand-in

Vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is preparing to debate Ohio Sen. JD Vance on CBS News in less than two weeks. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is standing in for Vance during Walz's preparations, according to a Harris campaign official. Robby Mook, manager for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, joins "America Decides" to discuss.

Pete Buttigieg Is Playing JD Vance During Tim Walz’s Debate Prep

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters/GettyTim Walz enlisted the help of Pete Buttigieg as he prepares for the vice-presidential debate on Oct. 1. The Transportation Secretary is reportedly serving as JD Vance’s stand-in during policy sessions and mock debates on the campaign trail.Buttigieg, now reprising his role as opposing veep candidate, stood in for Mike Pence during Kamala Harris’ practice sessions leading up to…

Pete Buttigieg is playing JD Vance in Tim Walz's VP debate prep

For the second time, Buttigieg is playing the GOP VP candidate as part of Democrats' debate prep.Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images; David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images;For the second time in four years, Pete Buttigieg is playing the GOP VP candidate in debate prep.Buttigieg is playing Sen. JD Vance as Gov. Tim Walz prepares for the October 1 debate.The Transportation Secretary recently joked that he was "still recovering" from…

Pete Buttigieg is playing JD Vance in Tim Walz's debate prep

Four years ago, out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was enlisted by the Biden-Harris campaign to play the role of former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) in mock debates with then-VP candidate Kamala Harris. Buttigieg, one of Indiana’s most prominent Democrats, perhaps had insight into Pence that other people associated with the campaign did not. Apparently, he really helped Harris prepare for her debate, and now he’s taking on a new role, th…

Walz accelerates his preparations for upcoming debate with Vance

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to play Vance in mock debates.

Buttigieg Is Playing the Role of J.D. Vance in Debate Prep

Gov. Tim Walz is intensifying his preparations for the vice-presidential debate with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg serving as a stand-in for his opponent, Sen. J.D. Vance, the New York Times reports.