Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg helped Tim Walz with debate prep, acting as JD Vance
Transportation Secretary and former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg helped out Walz by acting as Vance during mock debates and practice. It wasn’t his first time acting as a Republican vice presidential contender, either. Buttigieg played former Indiana governor and former Vice President Mike Pence during debate prep for Kamala Harris back in 2016.