Vice Presidential nominees J.D. Vance and the newly announced Tim Walz announced today that instead of the traditional debate, the two would hold a Vice Presidential Arm Wrestling contest later this fall, sources have confirmed. 

“Debate schmebate, let’s see who’s stronger,” said Walz, the Governor of Minnesota that was tapped by Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign earlier this week. “We’re just the Vice Presidents after all. We add personality and balance to a ticket, and then we’re rarely heard from again. Me and J.D. talked about it over Diet Mountain Dew’s yesterday and decided let’s just give these people a good show.” 

The newly announced Vice Presidential Arm Wrestling Contest excited voters all over the country.

“I love it, can’t wait to watch,” said Rich Smith, who said he plans to view the arm wrestling match when it airs on CNN. “It will in no way determine who I’m going to vote for, but these things rarely do. At least now I’ll be entertained, and I bet it will take a lot less time than those god-awful debates tend do.” 

As of press time, inspired by the unconventional arm wrestling match being held by their partners, Kamala Harris had allegedly challenged Donald Trump to a round of the children’s card game “Bullshit. “