Sen. JD Vance has claimed he doesn’t “have to prepare that much” for next week’s vice presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, adding that he will not be participating in any pre-forum boot camp or crash course.
“We have well-developed views on public policy, so we don’t have to prepare that much,” Vance (R-Ohio) told The Post in a press call Wednesday.
The New York Times has reported Walz will join a “multiday debate camp” in rural Michigan later this week to prep for the CBS News-hosted showdown against Vance in New York Oct. 1.
Both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris opted to hunker down for days on end ahead of their respective debates against former President Donald Trump.
“We’re not planning to do anything similar,” Vance confirmed Wednesday.
“What we’re going to focus on is that I make as concise and direct [an] appeal to the American people as possible about Donald Trump’s successful policies and Kamala Harris’ failed policies.”
“Kamala Harris’ record is one of unadorable groceries, unaffordable housing and Americans who are losing their jobs,” Vance went on.
“So I don’t think we have to prepare that much because we don’t have to hide our record from the American people — we just have to talk about it.”
Both Walz and Vance are participating in mock debates to get ready for their face-off.
The Minnesota governor is using Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a stand in for Vance, while the Ohio senator is having Rep. Tom Emmer — the House majority whip and Walz’s fellow Minnesotan — spar with him to prepare for the Democrat’s “folksy” approach.
Vance has mostly prepared at his Cincinnati home with the assistance of his wife Usha and Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller, a person familiar with the routine previously told The Post.
