How do Trump, Biden Prepare for Tomorrow's First Presidential Debate?
The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is set to happen tomorrow night, and they have different ways of preparing.
Trump and Biden have shown great contrast in policy and character. So their different ways of preparing for the presidential debate should not be any surprise.
According to an Associated Press report, Trump has only recently begun his serious preparation for the presidential debate. Biden is also just as aggressive in preparing to win what could be the most important debate of his political career.
The debate will cover six topics, and will be held in Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chris Wallace of Fox News will serve as the host or moderator of the event. This is just one of three debates between Trump and Biden.
Trump's Debate Prep
Trump told The Hill that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be helping him for the debate prep.
"We had a little debate prep before we came here," he said on Sunday evening.
He said the two men have been playing as Biden when they do their debate prep sessions. He also said answering questions from White House reporters helped him prepare.
Leading up to the debate, he immersed in formal rehearsals and scripted practices. CBS News said in a report that the president's campaign senior adviser Jason Miller and counselor Hope Hicks also helped him during practices.
To help preparing Trump for tomorrow's debate, they fed the president flash cards and videos in between stops in Air Force One.
Trump also mentioned studying Biden. "I don't want to watch, but I have an obligation, you know. I am competing with somebody," he said.
He said he wanted to keep an eye on his competition. "You don't want to compete with somebody and say, I'm not gonna watch my competition," he told supporters in Minnesota last week.
"The president prepares by being president," said Tim Murtaugh. He said Trump facing "hostile news media" was also "good practice by any measure."
Biden's Debate Prep
Given Biden's lead in certain polls, his team thinks the importance of the Tuesday event may be exaggerated, but they're preparing, said a New York Times article.
Biden is expected to make his case in defending the Affordable Care Act, especially with the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Democrats see the judge as potentially one to tear down the ACA.
Last year, Biden grew frustrated for preparing for a debate season stuffed with 11 other Democratic rivals on a single stage. Back then, he said it was hard to debate with such a crowd.
He said he'd get more forceful if the field narrowed, and this year's debate is his chance.
Biden is rehearsing and studying his briefing books. His team has kept the circle of people directly involved in debate prep small. Only a limited number of in-person people were in the practice runs.
Biden's debate advisers include people he's worked with for years. His long-time adviser and former chief of staff Ron Klain, chief strategist Mike Donilon and senior adviser Anita Dunn were helping him rehearse.
White House Counsel Bob Bauer took the role of Trump in some practice sessions.
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