Donald Trump held a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and offered some advice to his running mate ahead of the debate.

“Have fun, JD, have fun,” he said.

“He’s a smart guy. He’s been great. He’s been a real warrior, a top student at Yale. He’s a very brilliant guy in so many ways.

“And you know, he’s a very hard worker. He goes around and is not afraid of the media.”

He has said no to a new debate against Kamala Harris and now, Donald Trump has withdrawn from a scheduled interview.

CBS News said Trump has declined to participate in an interview with his 60 minutes program for the election special, which will be broadcast next Monday.

The program typically invites both presidential candidates for separate interviews that air back-to-back before the election.

60 Minutes says Trump’s campaign initially agreed to the interview but later told CBS he would not appear.

When asked for comment, the former president’s campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, said there had been discussions about the former president’s participation, but nothing had ever been committed.

CBS says the special will only go forward with Harris’ participation.

On the left side of the screen we will see Donald Trumphis running mate J.D. Vance. He has spent less time in politics than he has Tim Walz — Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022 to represent the state of Ohio.

He spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including about six months in Iraq in 2005, as a military journalist, and has also worked as a venture capitalist. But before entering the Senate, he was best known as the author of a best-selling author, Hillbilly Elegy, in which he reflects on his life and his community growing up poor in rural Ohio. It’s now a Netflix movie.

At 40, Vance is 20 years younger than Walz. If Trump wins the election, Vance will be the youngest person ever elected Vice President of the US (while Trump the oldest person elected President). Vance is married and has three children.

On the right side of the screen we will see Kamala Harrishis running mate Tim Walz. He is currently the Governor of Minnesota (the equivalent of a Prime Minister of the Australian state), and he has held this position since 2020.

He was elected to the National Congress after more than a decade, representing a rural district in that state. Before entering politics, he was a high school social studies teacher, where he also coached football. He also served 24 years in the National Guard, part of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Walz is 60 years old, married and has two children.

If you’ve seen the previous presidential debates between Joe Biden And Donald Trumpor Kamala Harris and Trump, you will be familiar with the format:

• The debate lasts 90 minutes, with two commercial breaks of 4 minutes.
• After being asked a question, the candidate is given two minutes to respond, and his opponent is then given two minutes to respond. Each candidate will then be given one minute for further rebuttals. At the discretion of the moderators, candidates may each be given an additional minute to continue the discussion.
• Candidates were not asked any questions or topics in advance.
• There will be none audience.
• No props are allowed.
• No pre-written notes is allowed, but the candidates are given pen and paper.

CBS journalists Norah O’Donnell And Margaret Brennan will ask the questions.

J.D. Vance won a toss before the debate, which meant he could choose whether he wanted to make his closing statement first or second. He chose to have the last word.

You can read more about what to expect here:

Americas CBS News is hosting the debate this time. But many other US and international networks will also broadcast the debate. It is also streaming on CBS News website And YouTube channel.

In Australia, ABC News Channel will also broadcast the debate live.

The debate starts at 11am AEST.

That’s Tuesday at 9 p.m. in New York City, where it takes place.

This time, it’s the men vying to become vice president who will be on the debate stage. Supporters of both Tim WalzAnd J.D. Vanceare already gathering outside the CBS broadcast center in New York City, where the debate is taking place.

This debate is a chance for the vice presidential candidates to introduce themselves to American voters who may not know much about them.

Although both have been active on the campaign trail, neither Walz nor Vance has spent a lot of time in the national spotlight.

It’s just after 7pm here in DC and in New York, which means things are kicking off in just under two hours.