WASHINGTON. The president of United States, Joe Bidenand the former president Donald Trump they will face each other next Thursday June 27 in a debate that will offer the starkest contrast yet between the two men, the oldest candidates ever to run for the United States presidency, as voters doubt their age and mental acuity.
Bidenof 81 years old, and Trump, 78are tied in national polls, and a considerable part of the electorate remains undecided five months before the November 5 vote.
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“It is an incredible test of their cognitive competence,” said the political science professor at the University of Arkansas, Patrick Stewart, who wrote a book about the presidential debates. “It’s ours chance to see how much they have declined or if they have declined.”
With strict limitations on speaking, a ban on taking notes, and no audience to listen to. encourage them during the 90 minutes that the debate will last on CNNthey will have to prepare for difficult questions and a format that makes them uncomfortable, Stewart said.
Ron Klainformer chief of staff of Biden and a veteran in debate preparation, leads the discussion sessions Biden in Camp Davidhe mountain retreat in western maryland where the president prepared for his fiery speech on the State of the Union in March.
A campaign spokesperson declined to comment on whether the former campaign adviser White House Bob Bauer he would reprise the Trump role he played during debate prep in 2020.
The US president’s team will focus on refining the argument that Trump pursues extremist policies on abortion and other issues, he is a danger to democracy and is beholden to the wealthy donors who write him checks, a campaign official said.
Informal approach
In the Trump camp, they want to make Biden defend your government’s record on immigration and inflationas well as how he deals with “a world on fire,” said senior campaign adviser Brian Hughes, referring to the conflict between Israel and Hamas and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Donald Trump has held a series of meetings in recent weeks with US senators and advisers at his estate in Mar-a-Lagoin Floridaand elsewhere to brush up on the kind of substantive policy points you’d like to make on the debate stage.
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Participants in talks with Trump include US senators JD Vance and Marco Rubio -both main candidates to be the running mate of trump– and Stephen Miller, one of the main advisors of trump during his presidency, known for his hardline stance on immigration.
The former president’s advisers say he is taking a more informal approach to preparing for the debate than in the past, when his former ally Chris Christie took on the roles of rivals Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020.
